claret
/ˈklæɹɪt/
"claret" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“claret” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,247
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
Corpus desk
Index EN-claret · claret · English
claret · rank #39,247 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,247
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH chroma
Nearest frequency peer: chroma (-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 “claret”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- chaperone
chaperone
60,757 corpus weight
- chlorophyll
chlorophyll
60,756 corpus weight
- chroma
chroma
60,755 corpus weight
- claret
claret
60,754 corpus weight
- cloister
cloister
60,753 corpus weight
- clothe
clothe
60,752 corpus weight
What this shows “claret” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | claret |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈklæɹɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,247 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “claret”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around claret (IPA /ˈklæɹɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,247 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for claret, with forms such as "calret", "cclaret", and "claert". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Clark", "clary", "closet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet. The correct English form is claret, spelled C-L-A-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
- 2A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux.
- 3Blood.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how claret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret.
CLARET JELLY SANDWICH: Soak one box of gelatine in one cup of cold water, then dissolve in one cup of boiling water, add one cup of sugar and strain. When cold, add the juice of half a lemon, and one cup of claret and set in a cool place. When ready for use, cover thin slices of lightly buttered white bread with the jelly, cover with another slice of butt…
Etymology
From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- calret
- cclaret
- claert
- clarett
- clarret
- clarte
- cllaret
- clraet
- lcaret
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of claret - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).