# claret

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklæɹɪt/ · frequency rank #39,247

## Definitions
1. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
2. A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux.
3. Blood.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Clark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clark)
- **clary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clary)
- **closet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-closet)
- **Clarke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clarke)
- **clawed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clawed)
- **cleared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-cleared)
- **clarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clarity)
- **clearer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clearer)
- **clarinet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clarinet)
- **clearest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clearest)
- **care** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/care-vs-claret)
- **cart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cart-vs-claret)
- **chart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chart-vs-claret)
- **cares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cares-vs-claret)
- **cared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cared-vs-claret)
- **Clara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clara-vs-claret)
- **Carey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carey-vs-claret)
- **Clare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-claret)
- **cadet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cadet-vs-claret)
- **carat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carat-vs-claret)

## Common misspellings (9)
`calret`, `cclaret`, `claert`, `clarett`, `clarret`, `clarte`, `cllaret`, `clraet`, `lcaret`

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