clafoutis
/klɑfuːˈtiː/
"clafoutis" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clafoutis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) with a batter.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clafoutis · clafoutis · English
clafoutis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- 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 | clafoutis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /klɑfuːˈtiː/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clafoutis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
clafoutis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /klɑfuːˈtiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) with a batter.".
No misspelling variants are generated for clafoutis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French clafoutis. The correct English form is clafoutis, spelled C-L-A-F-O-U-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1A French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) with a batter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how clafoutis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My clafoutis are not very sweet, and I enjoy them for breakfast as well as for dessert.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French clafoutis.
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.