# claustrophobia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · frequency rank #49,254

## Definitions
1. The abnormal fear of closed, tight places.

## Etymology
From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from Latin claudō (“I shut, close; I imprison, confine”) + -phobia. First attested in the British Medical Journal.

## Easily confused with
- **claustrophobic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claustrophobia-vs-claustrophobic)

## Common misspellings (21)
`calustrophobia`, `cclaustrophobia`, `clasutrophobia`, `clausrtophobia`, `clausstrophobia`, `claustorphobia`, `claustrohpobia`, `claustrophboia`, `claustrophhobia`, `claustrophobai`, `claustrophobbia`, `claustrophoiba`, `claustropohbia`, `claustropphobia`, `claustrpohobia`, `claustrrophobia`, `clausttrophobia`, `clautsrophobia`, `cllaustrophobia`, `cluastrophobia`, `lcaustrophobia`

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