Which to use
“clair” and “claro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,787
- “clair” frequency rank
- #385
- “claro” frequency rank
- 28172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clair | claro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | claro | que clareia, ilumina |
Where the eye mixes clair and claro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clair and claro
A purely visual mix-up. clair (\klɛʁ\) and claro (/ˈkla.ɾu/) 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 28172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clair is recorded at frequency rank #27,787, classified as anadj, pronounced \klɛʁ\. 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 28172, this pair ranks #40,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clair vs claro
Shared letters: aclr. Private to "clair": i. Private to "claro": o.
"clair" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "claro" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clair" and "claro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clair" vs "claro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clair" and "claro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clair" 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 #40,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clair" and "claro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clair vs coagir". 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 #40,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.