Which to use
“carne” and “clone” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,700
- “carne” frequency rank
- #13,243
- “clone” frequency rank
- 14943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carne | clone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecido muscular do homem e dos animais | reprodução fiel e idêntica de algo ou alguém real ou virtual |
Where the eye mixes carne and clone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses carne with clone
A purely visual mix-up. carne (/ˈkaɾ.nɨ/) and clone (/ˈklɔ.nɨ/) 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 14943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carne is recorded at frequency rank #1,700, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɾ.nɨ/. clone is at rank #13,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɔ.nɨ/.
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 14943, this pair ranks #57,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carne vs clone
Shared letters: cen. Private to "carne": ar. Private to "clone": lo.
"carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carne" for "clone" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carne" vs "clone" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "carne" and "clone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carne" and "clone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs clone". 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 #57,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.