# Clarice

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈklæ.ɹɪs/ · frequency rank #46,983

## Definitions
1. A female given name from French.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarisse.

## Easily confused with
- **Clarke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarice-vs-clarke)
- **cleric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarice-vs-cleric)
- **clarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarice-vs-clarity)
- **clarify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarice-vs-clarify)
- **clarion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarice-vs-clarion)
- **clarinet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarice-vs-clarinet)
- **Clare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clarice)
- **claire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claire-vs-clarice)
- **chalice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalice-vs-clarice)
- **caprice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caprice-vs-clarice)
- **clarence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarence-vs-clarice)

## Common misspellings (10)
`calrice`, `cclarice`, `clairce`, `clarcie`, `claricce`, `clariec`, `clarrice`, `cllarice`, `clraice`, `lcarice`

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