Claudius
/ˈklɔdiəs/
"claudius" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Claudius” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,477
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Latin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-claudius · Claudius · English
Claudius · rank #31,477 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #31,477
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH citizenry
Nearest frequency peer: citizenry (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Claudius”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- chopsticks
chopsticks
68,527 corpus weight
- CHP
CHP
68,526 corpus weight
- citizenry
citizenry
68,525 corpus weight
- Claudius
Claudius
68,524 corpus weight
- clumps
clumps
68,523 corpus weight
- cocked
cocked
68,522 corpus weight
What this shows “Claudius” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Claudius |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈklɔdiəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Claudius”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Claudius (IPA /ˈklɔdiəs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,477 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Claudius, with forms such as "caludius", "cclaudius", and "claduius". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Claudia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Claudius. Doublet of Claude. The correct English form is Claudius, spelled C-L-A-U-D-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Latin.
- 2The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus".
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Claudius appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[H]e […] wrote a letter in this maner. Claudius Liſias vnto the moſt mighty ruelar Felix ſendeth gretyngꝭ.
King Claudius is the Emperor Claudius, who "committed incest with Agrippina, married her and adopted her son Nero." The two Claudiuses have several traits in common (drunkenness, violent temper, love of gambling, e.g.).
Etymology
From Latin Claudius. Doublet of Claude.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- caludius
- cclaudius
- claduius
- clauddius
- claudisu
- claudiuss
- clauduis
- clauidus
- cllaudius
- cluadius
- lcaudius
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Claudius - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Claudius", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).