Clare

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The verdict

“Clare” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,271
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein County bzw. eine historische Grafschaft in der Provinz Ulster, Republik Irland

Corpus desk

Index DE-clare · Clare · German

Clare · rank #39,271 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,271
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chico

Nearest frequency peer: Chico (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Clare“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Clare vs core
40% similar
Clare vs Claus
60% similar
Clare vs Clark
80% similar

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

Key facts for Clare
PropertyValue
HeadwordClare
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,271
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Clare“

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Chico“ (#39,270), „clou“ (#39,272), „Cheeseburger“ (#39,269). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Clare“ bei #39,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Clare (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,271 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein County bzw. eine historische Grafschaft in der Provinz Ulster, Republik Irland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clare, with forms such as "calre", "cclare", and "clarre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "core", "Claus", "Clark", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Clare, spelled C-L-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein County bzw. eine historische Grafschaft in der Provinz Ulster, Republik Irland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Letztes Jahr ist er quer durch Clare gereist.

Synonyms

Banner County

This word in other languages

Clare(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calre
  • cclare
  • clarre
  • cllare
  • clrae
  • lcare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

calre2cclare1clarre1cllare1clrae2lcare2
Edit distance from "Clare"

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 "Clare"?
"Clare" is spelled C-L-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Clare" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clare" means: ein County bzw. eine historische Grafschaft in der Provinz Ulster, Republik Irland
What words are commonly confused with "Clare"?
"Clare" is commonly confused with "core", "Claus", "Clark". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Clare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clare" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Clare" come from?
"Clare" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Chico#39,270comte#39,275blunt#39,252doors#39,293

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

bohn6 variantsEGMR6 variantseurop6 variantsFlor6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list