Which to use
“clone” and “cone” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,243
- “clone” frequency rank
- #12,025
- “cone” frequency rank
- 25268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clone | cone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reprodução fiel e idêntica de algo ou alguém real ou virtual | fruto produzido pela conífera |
Where the eye mixes clone and cone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clone vs cone
A purely visual mix-up. clone (/ˈklɔ.nɨ/) and cone (/ˈkɔ.nɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clone is recorded at frequency rank #13,243, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɔ.nɨ/. cone is at rank #12,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.nɨ/.
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 25268, this pair ranks #44,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clone vs cone
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "clone": l. Private to "cone": -.
"clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clone" for "cone" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clone" vs "cone" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clone" and "cone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs clone". 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 #44,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.