Chlor

Name: Chlor, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[kloːɐ̯]

/[kloːɐ̯]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Chlor” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,667
frequency rank, German: 1,273
“C” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 17

Corpus desk

Index DE-chlor · Chlor · German

Chlor · rank #22,667 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,667
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 1,273
PHOTO-FINISH combo

Nearest frequency peer: combo (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

cage

77,337
Carina

77,336
Chlor

77,334
combo

77,333
comment

77,332
Computerspi…

77,331

What this shows „Chlor“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Chlor vs cho

40% similar

Chlor vs cor

40% similar

Chlor vs Chor

80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Chlor
Property	Value
Headword	Chlor
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[kloːɐ̯]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#22,667
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	15
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Chlor“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chlorliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#22,667

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „combo“ (#22,668), „Carina“ (#22,665), „comment“ (#22,669). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chlor“ bei #22,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Chlor (IPA [kloːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,667 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chlor, with forms such as "cchlor", "chhlor", and "chllor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "cho", "cor", "Chor", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Chlor, spelled C-H-L-O-R.

Definition

1
chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 17
2
gelbgrünes, giftiges, stechend riechendes Gas, das aus Molekülen zu je zwei Chloratomen besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Chlor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

„Chlor zählt neben Fluor zu den reaktivsten Elementen und reagiert mit fast allen Elementen.“
Das Wasser in der Schwimmhalle roch wieder stark nach Chlor.

Synonyms

Chlorgas

This word in other languages

chlorine(English)cloro(Español)chlore(Français)cloro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cchlor
chhlor
chllor
chlorr
chlro
cholr
clhor
hclor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chlor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Chlor"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chlor"?

"Chlor" is spelled C-H-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kloːɐ̯].

What does "Chlor" mean?

As a noun, "Chlor" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 17

What words are commonly confused with "Chlor"?

"Chlor" is commonly confused with "cho", "cor", "Chor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Chlor"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chlor" is [kloːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Chlor" come from?

"Chlor" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chlor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

combo#22,668 Bader#22,640 bachs#22,638 Alina#22,608

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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