Which to use
“clair” is an adjective and “class” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,787
- “clair” frequency rank
- #10,854
- “class” frequency rank
- 38641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clair | class |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | claro | (Informática) classe |
Letter map: clair vs class
Shared letters muted; letters that set clair and class apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for clair / class
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clair is anadjective and classanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38641, 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\. class is at rank #10,854, 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 38641, this pair ranks #27,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clair vs class
Shared letters: acl. Private to "clair": ir. Private to "class": s.
"clair" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "class" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clair" for "class" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clair" vs "class" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "clair" and "class". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "clair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "class" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clair" and "class" 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 #27,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.