Which to use
“clone” and “core” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,243
- “clone” frequency rank
- #9,649
- “core” frequency rank
- 22892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clone | core |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reprodução fiel e idêntica de algo ou alguém real ou virtual | núcleo de processamento |
Where the eye mixes clone and core
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clone vs core
A purely visual mix-up. clone (/ˈklɔ.nɨ/) and core (ˈkɔ.ɾɪ/) 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 22892, 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/. core is at rank #9,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced ˈkɔ.ɾɪ/.
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 22892, this pair ranks #47,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clone vs core
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "clone": ln. Private to "core": r.
"clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "core" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clone" and "core" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "clone" or "core" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clone" and "core" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "core" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clone" and "core" 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 #47,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.