Clairmont

name

"clairmont" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Clairmont” is uncommon English (frequency #83,118 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,118
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clairmont · Clairmont · English

Clairmont · rank #83,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,118
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chukchi

Nearest frequency peer: Chukchi (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Clairmont”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Clairmont” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Clairmont
PropertyValue
HeadwordClairmont
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Clairmont” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Clairmontfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Chukchi” (#83,117), “Cliftonville” (#83,119), “chowing” (#83,115). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Clairmont” is #83,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Clairmont is uncommon English at frequency #83,118 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Clairmont in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Metathetic variant of Montclair. The correct English form is Clairmont, spelled C-L-A-I-R-M-O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Metathetic variant of Montclair.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Clairmont"?
"Clairmont" is spelled C-L-A-I-R-M-O-N-T.
What does "Clairmont" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clairmont" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Clairmont"?
Metathetic variant of Montclair. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list