Which to use
“cerne” and “clone” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,249
- “cerne” frequency rank
- #13,243
- “clone” frequency rank
- 35492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerne | clone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte central do tronco das árvores, que tem funções estruturais | reprodução fiel e idêntica de algo ou alguém real ou virtual |
Letter map: cerne vs clone
Shared letters muted; letters that set cerne and clone apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: cerne and clone
cerne and clone are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerne is recorded at frequency rank #22,249, classified as anoun. 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 35492, this pair ranks #31,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerne vs clone
Shared letters: cen. Private to "cerne": r. Private to "clone": lo.
"cerne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerne" and "clone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cerne" vs "clone" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cerne" and "clone".
- Full dictionary entry for "cerne" 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 #31,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerne" and "clone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs cerne". 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 #31,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.