Which to use
“clã” is a noun and “claro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,588
- “clã” frequency rank
- #385
- “claro” frequency rank
- 8973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clã | claro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais | que clareia, ilumina |
Where the eye mixes clã and claro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clã vs claro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: clã is /ˈklɐ̃/ while claro is /ˈkla.ɾu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8973, 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/. claro is at rank #385, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkla.ɾu/.
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 8973, this pair ranks #64,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clã vs claro
Shared letters: cl. Private to "clã": ã. Private to "claro": aor.
"clã" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "claro" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- claro ← calro · cclaro · claor · clarro · cllaro · clrao · lcaro
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clã" and "claro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "clã" or "claro" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clã" and "claro" 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 #64,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.