Which to use
“clochards” and “clochers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,203
- “clochards” frequency rank
- #30,097
- “clochers” frequency rank
- 68300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clochards | clochers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de clochard. | Pluriel de clocher. |
Where the eye mixes clochards and clochers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clochards and clochers
A purely visual mix-up. clochards (\klɔ.ʃaʁ\) and clochers (\klɔ.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clochards is recorded at frequency rank #38,203, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɔ.ʃaʁ\. clochers is at rank #30,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klɔ.ʃe\.
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 68300, this pair ranks #59,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clochards vs clochers
Shared letters: chlors. Private to "clochards": ad. Private to "clochers": e.
"clochards" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC · "clochers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clochards" and "clochers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "clochards" or "clochers"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "clochards" and "clochers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clochards" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clochers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clochards" and "clochers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clochers vs couchers". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #59,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.