# Clare

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /klɛə/ · frequency rank #12,020

## Definitions
1. A county of Ireland.
2. A town in County Cavan, Ireland.
3. A district municipality in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after County Clare.
4. A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:
5. A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:
6. A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:
7. A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:
8. A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:
9. A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:
10. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
11. A locality in the Balranald council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia.
12. A town in Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area, Mid North region, South Australia.
13. A unisex given name.

## Etymology
The anglicized spelling of Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár (“plank, board”), from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”).

## Easily confused with
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-core)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-cure)
- **clay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clay)
- **clue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clue)
- **claw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-claw)
- **czar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-czar)
- **class** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-class)
- **close** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-close)
- **clear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clear)
- **Clark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clark)
- **clerk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clerk)
- **clash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clash)
- **crane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-crane)
- **Clyde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clyde)
- **clone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clone)
- **Clive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clive)
- **claws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-claws)
- **Claus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-claus)
- **crate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-crate)
- **crave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-crave)

## Common misspellings (6)
`calre`, `cclare`, `clarre`, `cllare`, `clrae`, `lcare`

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