Which to use
“clone” and “crâne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,481
- “clone” frequency rank
- #4,659
- “crâne” frequency rank
- 24140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clone | crâne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des êtres vivants issus, par voie asexuée, d’un seul individu et possédant son patrimoine génétique. | Assemblage des os de la tête, partie du squelette destinée à protéger l’encéphale. |
Where the eye mixes clone and crâne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clone and crâne
A purely visual mix-up. clone (\klon\) and crâne (\kʁɑn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clone is recorded at frequency rank #19,481, classified as anoun, pronounced \klon\. crâne is at rank #4,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɑn\.
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 24140, this pair ranks #348,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clone vs crâne
Shared letters: cen. Private to "clone": lo. Private to "crâne": râ.
"clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crâne" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clone ← cclone · cllone · clnoe · cloen · clonne · colne · lcone
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clone" and "crâne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clone" vs "crâne" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crâne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clone" and "crâne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clone vs conde". 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 #348,352 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.