claret
/ˈklæɹɪt/noun, adjective
claret is spelled C-L-A-R-E-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, claret means “A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of claret is clarets.
How many letters and syllables are in claret?
| Letters | 6: C-L-A-R-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is claret?
Claret appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce claret?
- /ˈklæɹɪt/
- /ˈklæɹət/
- /klɛːɹət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-claret1.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with claret?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as claret.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cartel, rectal.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of claret
- clarets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more claret comparative
- most claret superlative
- clareting participle, present
- clareted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does claret mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
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.
- 2
A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux.
- 3
UKcolloquialBlood.
adjective
- 1
Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.
noun
- 1
someone connected with Burnley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
verb
- 1
archaicTo drink claret.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Claret in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does claret come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).