Which to use
“clã” and “clara” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,588
- “clã” frequency rank
- #1,701
- “clara” frequency rank
- 10289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clã | clara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais | porção albuminosa do ovo |
Letter map: clã vs clara
Shared letters muted; letters that set clã and clara apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: clã and clara
clã and clara 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clã is recorded at frequency rank #8,588, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɐ̃/. clara is at rank #1,701, tagged as anoun.
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 10289, this pair ranks #62,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clã vs clara
Shared letters: cl. Private to "clã": ã. Private to "clara": ar.
"clã" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clara ← calra · cclara · claar · clarra · cllara · clraa · lcara
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clã" and "clara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "clã" or "clara" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clã" and "clara".
- Full dictionary entry for "clã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clã" and "clara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs clã". 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 #62,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.