Clarksburg

Name: Clarksburg, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Clarksburg” is uncommon English (frequency #51,613 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,613
frequency rank, English: 43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A community in the The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada.

Key facts for Clarksburg
Property	Value
Headword	Clarksburg
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#51,613
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Clarksburg” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Clarksburg lands here:

#51,613

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Clarksburg is uncommon English at frequency #51,613 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Clarksburg, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Clark + -s- + -burg. The correct English form is Clarksburg, spelled C-L-A-R-K-S-B-U-R-G.

Definition

1
A community in the The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada.
2
A number of places in the United States.
3
A number of places in the United States.
4
A number of places in the United States.
5
A number of places in the United States.
6
A number of places in the United States.
7
A number of places in the United States.
8
A number of places in the United States.
9
A number of places in the United States.
10
A number of places in the United States.
11
A number of places in the United States.
12
A number of places in the United States.

Etymology

From Clark + -s- + -burg.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Clarksburg"?

"Clarksburg" is spelled C-L-A-R-K-S-B-U-R-G.

What does "Clarksburg" mean?

As a proper noun, "Clarksburg" means: A community in the The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada.

What is the origin of the word "Clarksburg"?

From Clark + -s- + -burg. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Clarksburg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is C-L-A-R-K-S-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.