Which to use
“clique” is a noun and “cliquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,969
- “clique” frequency rank
- #10,471
- “cliquer” frequency rank
- 20440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clique | cliquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coterie, bande de gens qui veulent parvenir à quelque chose d’une manière peu honnête. | Enfoncer et relâcher le bouton-poussoir (ou cliquet) d’une souris ou d’un dispositif similaire. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set clique and cliquer apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
clique and cliquer form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “clique” sits inside “cliquer” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clique is recorded at frequency rank #9,969, classified as anoun, pronounced \klik\. cliquer is at rank #10,471, tagged as averb, pronounced \kli.ke\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20440, this pair ranks #368,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering clique vs cliquer
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “clique”; for a verb, it's “cliquer”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “clique” entry
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