Which to use
“clicar” and “clonar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,855
- “clicar” frequency rank
- #46,745
- “clonar” frequency rank
- 57600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clicar | clonar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gerar um clique (estalido) | realizar criação de clone |
Where the eye mixes clicar and clonar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clicar and clonar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between clicar and clonar
A purely visual mix-up. clicar (/kli.ˈkaɾ/) and clonar (/klu.ˈnaɾ/) 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 57600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clicar is recorded at frequency rank #10,855, classified as averb, pronounced /kli.ˈkaɾ/. clonar is at rank #46,745, tagged as averb, pronounced /klu.ˈnaɾ/.
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 57600, this pair ranks #9,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clicar vs clonar
Shared letters: aclr. Private to "clicar": i. Private to "clonar": no.
"clicar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "clonar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clicar" and "clonar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "clicar" or "clonar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "clicar" and "clonar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clicar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clonar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clicar" and "clonar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clamar vs clonar". 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 #9,243 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.