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Which to use

“Klan” and “kun” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,238
“Klan” frequency rank
#28,227
“kun” frequency rank
58465
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Klan kun
Definition Clan Tête.

Where the eye mixes Klan and kun

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Klan
3 ch
kun

Look-alike desk: Klan vs kun

A purely visual mix-up. Klan (\ˈklaːn\) and kun (\kùn\) 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 58465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klan is recorded at frequency rank #30,238, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈklaːn\. kun is at rank #28,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kùn\.

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 58465, this pair ranks #108,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Klan vs kun

Shared letters: kn. Private to "Klan": al. Private to "kun": u.

"Klan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "kun" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Klankaln · kklan · klann · kllan · klna · lkan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Klan" and "kun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ˈklaːn\ versus \kùn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Klan" vs "kun" - which ranks higher?
"kun" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,227 in our French list, against #30,238 for "Klan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Klan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Klan" and "kun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klan vs kwon". 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 #108,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list