# clary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklɛəɹi/ · frequency rank #37,855

## Definitions
1. clary sage (Salvia sclarea)

## Etymology
From Middle English clarie, from Anglo-Norman sclaree, from Late or Medieval Latin sclarēia.

## Easily confused with
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-cry)
- **clay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clay)
- **claw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-claw)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-cory)
- **cray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-cray)
- **czar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-czar)
- **class** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-class)
- **clear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clear)
- **crazy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-crazy)
- **clerk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clerk)
- **clash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clash)
- **curry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-curry)
- **claws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-claws)
- **Claus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-claus)
- **clasp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clasp)
- **clays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clays)
- **clergy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clergy)
- **classy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-classy)
- **clears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clears)
- **cleary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-cleary)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cclary`, `clarry`, `claryy`, `clayr`, `cllary`, `clray`, `lcary`

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