# Clapton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈklæptən/ · frequency rank #33,572

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
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6. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **Clinton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapton-vs-clinton)
- **Clayton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapton-vs-clayton)
- **Compton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapton-vs-compton)
- **Clifton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapton-vs-clifton)
- **clarion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapton-vs-clarion)
- **canton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canton-vs-clapton)
- **carton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-clapton)
- **captor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-clapton)
- **caption** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caption-vs-clapton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`calpton`, `cclapton`, `clapotn`, `clappton`, `claptno`, `claptonn`, `claptton`, `clatpon`, `cllapton`, `clpaton`, `lcapton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clapton