Claude
/ˈklɔd/proper noun
Claude is spelled C-L-A-U-D-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, Claude means “A male given name from Latin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Claude?
| Letters | 6: C-L-A-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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 Claude?
Claude appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th 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 Claude?
- UK /ˈklɔːd/
- US /ˈklɔd/
- US /ˈklɑd/
Claude has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Claude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with Claude
Sounds like: clawed, clod (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with Claude?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Claude from its last stressed vowel (/ɔd/):
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 Claude
- Claud
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Claude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
A male given name from Latin.
- 2
A city, the county seat of Armstrong County, Texas, United States.
- 3
An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Claude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense male given name:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Claude |
| Portuguese | Cláudio |
| Spanish | Claudio |
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 Claude come from?
In use from the 16th century. Borrowed from French Claude, from Latin Claudius, the name of a Roman gens. The clan name is traditionally said to be from Latin claudus (“lame”), but is most likely of Sabine origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).