clairvoyant
/ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/adjective, noun
clairvoyant is spelled C-L-A-I-R-V-O-Y-A-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clairvoyant means “Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clairvoyant?
| Letters | 11: C-L-A-I-R-V-O-Y-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is clairvoyant?
Clairvoyant appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce clairvoyant?
- UK /ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/
- US /ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/
Clairvoyant has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-clairvoyant.ogg, En-au-clairvoyant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clairvoyant?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clairvoyant from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of clairvoyant
- more clairvoyant comparative
- most clairvoyant superlative
- clairvoyants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clairvoyant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
- 2
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
- 3
Able to foresee the future.
- 4
Having great insight; sagacious.
- 5
Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
noun
- 1
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
- 2
A person able to foresee the future
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clairvoyant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hellseherisch , präkognitiv , Hellseher, Hellseherin , Weissager, Weissagerin |
| Portuguese | clarividente , vidente , adivinho |
| Spanish | clarividente, vidente , previdente |
| French | voyant , devin , clairvoyant |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does clairvoyant come from?
From French clairvoyant, from clair (“clear”) + voyant (“seeing”), present participle of voir (“see”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).