Which to use
“clara” and “clash” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,701
- “clara” frequency rank
- #20,819
- “clash” frequency rank
- 22520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clara | clash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção albuminosa do ovo | estrondo |
Letter map: clara vs clash
Shared letters muted; letters that set clara and clash apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. clara (CCVCV) and clash (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on clara vs clash
clara and clash 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 22520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clara is recorded at frequency rank #1,701, classified as anoun. clash is at rank #20,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced /klæʃ/.
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 22520, this pair ranks #47,525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clara vs clash
Shared letters: acl. Private to "clara": r. Private to "clash": hs.
"clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "clash" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clara" for "clash" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clara" vs "clash" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clara" and "clash".
- Full dictionary entry for "clara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clara" and "clash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clair vs clash". 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 #47,525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.