Clara

/ˈklɑːɹə/

//ˈklɑːɹə// name

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"clara" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Clara” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,581
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clara · Clara · English

Clara · rank #9,581 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,581
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cavalry

Nearest frequency peer: cavalry (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Clara”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Clara” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Clara vs clay
40% similar
Clara vs claw
40% similar
Clara vs Cora
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Clara
PropertyValue
HeadwordClara
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈklɑːɹə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,581
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Clara”

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).Claralands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “cavalry” (#9,580), “coffin” (#9,582), “Carroll” (#9,579). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Clara” is #9,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Clara (IPA /ˈklɑːɹə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,581 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clara, with forms such as "calra", "cclara", and "claar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "clay", "claw", "Cora", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire. The correct English form is Clara, spelled C-L-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.
  2. 2
    A town in Pyrénées-Orientales department, France; named Clara-Villerach since 2017.
  3. 3
    A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
  4. 4
    An area of Taylor County, Florida, United States.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Clara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But the fashion spreads deeper and wider; the village is infected and the village green; Amelias and Claras sweep your rooms and cook your dinners, gentle Sophias milk your cows, and if you ask a pretty smiling girl at a cottage door to tell you her name, the rosy lips lisp out Caroline.
  2. My mother called me Clara. And everybody else called me Clara until I was fourteen years old. Then I got sick of it. Clara! Sounds like breaking glass. Did you ever stop to think of that, Frank? Say it fast and hit the C.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire.

This word in other languages

Clara(Español)Claire(Français)Clara(Deutsch)Clara(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calra
  • cclara
  • claar
  • clarra
  • cllara
  • clraa
  • lcara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Clara - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

calra2cclara1claar2clarra1cllara1clraa2lcara2
Edit distance from "Clara"

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 "Clara"?
"Clara" is spelled C-L-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈklɑːɹə/.
What does "Clara" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clara" means: A female given name from Latin.
What words are commonly confused with "Clara"?
"Clara" is commonly confused with "clay", "claw", "Cora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Clara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clara" is /ˈklɑːɹə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Clara"?
Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire. 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 "Clara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

combo#9,585atlas#9,565altar#9,562Allan#9,561

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

coffin7 variantsarrows7 variantsEugene7 variantsVenus7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list