C-clamp
"c-clamp" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“C-clamp” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A type of clamp used to temporarily fasten two objects together in carpentry and other crafts.
Corpus desk
Index EN-c-clamp · C-clamp · English
C-clamp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | C-clamp |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “C-clamp” in English
Rare enough to double-check
C-clamp is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of clamp used to temporarily fasten two objects together in carpentry and other crafts.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for C-clamp in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the shape, which resembles the letter C (or a G, if the clamp bolt is considered part of the letter shape). The correct English form is C-clamp, spelled C---C-L-A-M-P.
Definition
- 1A type of clamp used to temporarily fasten two objects together in carpentry and other crafts.
Etymology
From the shape, which resembles the letter C (or a G, if the clamp bolt is considered part of the letter shape).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.