“Click” or “Clique”—Which to use?

“Click” or “Clique”

Overview

click / clique are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

click: (noun) depression of a button on a computer mouse. (verb) make a clicking or ticking sound. (verb) produce a click. (verb) become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions.

clique: (noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose.

Pronunciation

click: k·l·IH·k

clique: k·l·IY·k

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Examples in Context

Examples of “click”

…navigates through the landscape by click on a series of static…
…utschderensis is a species of click beetle from the family Elateridae…
…produces a loud "snap" or "click" noise when a person's finger…
Click here to get more information…
…Software's highly successful point and click adventure game Broken Sword: The…
clickBOOM is a global design firm,…
…pressure sensitivity, and replicates a click with haptic feedback.
Click (game show)
…the board is called "Double Click", where the team can double…
Click Pix—A picture clue was given…

Examples of “clique”

…Flensburg government as an anti-Soviet clique, pursuing a truce in the…
…Army established the New Guangxi clique dominated by Li, Huang Shaohong,…
…Vietnamese enemy, the Lê Duẩn clique."
…Chinese warlord in the Ma clique during the Warlord Era.
…a member of a 'Pontypridd clique'.
…the recognised organ of the "clique", as Oswald's Whig and Liberal…
…the group, now renamed "Xi-Ma-Liu clique", and subject to severe persecution.
General Lu's Old Guangxi clique overran Hunan and Guangdong as…
…whom she has formed a clique with.
Clique

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