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claremont

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "claremont", 9-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "claremont" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "claremont" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

Claremont is aEnglishname. It means: A number of places in the United States: Often confused with Clermont.

Key facts for Claremont
PropertyValue
HeadwordClaremont
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechName
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,968
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Claremont in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Claremont is 9 letters long, classified as aname. Corpus data places it at rank #29,968 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Claremont, with forms such as "calremont", "cclaremont", and "claermont". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Clermont", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Clairmont. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Claremont, spelled C-L-A-R-E-M-O-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:
  6. 6
    A number of places in the United States:
  7. 7
    A number of places in the United States:
  8. 8
    A number of places in the United States:
  9. 9
    A number of places in the United States:
  10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:
  11. 11
    A number of places in the United States:
  12. 12
    A community in Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  13. 13
    A town in Saint Ann parish, Jamaica.
  14. 14
    A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  15. 15
    A suburb of the city of Tshwane, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
  16. 16
    A locality in the City of Glenorchy and Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  17. 17
    A suburb of Perth, in the Town of Claremont and City of Nedlands, Western Australia.
  18. 18
    A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the Town of Claremont.

Etymology

Variant of Clairmont.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: calremont,cclaremont,claermont,claremmont,claremnot,claremonnt,claremontt,claremotn,clareomnt,clarmeont,clarremont,cllaremont,clraemont,lcaremont

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Claremont

Misspelling Variants of "Claremont"

calremont9cclaremont10claermont9claremmont10claremnot9claremonnt10claremontt10claremotn9
Misspelling Variants of "Claremont"

Frequency rank: #29,968 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Claremont"?
"Claremont" is spelled C-L-A-R-E-M-O-N-T.
What does "Claremont" mean?
As a name, "Claremont" means: A number of places in the United States:
What words are commonly confused with "Claremont"?
"Claremont" is commonly confused with "Clermont". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Claremont"?
Variant of Clairmont. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.