cleared

/klɪɹd/

//klɪɹd// verb

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"cleared" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cleared” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,111. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,111
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of clear

Corpus desk

Index EN-cleared · cleared · English

cleared · rank #5,111 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,111
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH chronic

Nearest frequency peer: chronic (-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 “cleared”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “cleared” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cleared vs clears
71% similar
cleared vs cleary
71% similar
cleared vs cleave
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cleared
PropertyValue
Headwordcleared
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/klɪɹd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,111
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cleared”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).clearedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “chronic” (#5,110), “communicate” (#5,112), “cheating” (#5,109). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cleared” is #5,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cleared (IPA /klɪɹd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,111 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of clear".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cleared, with forms such as "ccleared", "celared", and "claered". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "clears", "cleary", "cleave", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is cleared, spelled C-L-E-A-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of clear

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccleared
  • celared
  • claered
  • cleaerd
  • clearde
  • clearedd
  • clearred
  • cleraed
  • clleared
  • lceared

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cleared - 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.

ccleared1celared2claered2cleaerd2clearde2clearedd1clearred1cleraed2
Edit distance from "cleared"

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 "cleared"?
"cleared" is spelled C-L-E-A-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /klɪɹd/.
What does "cleared" mean?
As a verb, "cleared" means: simple past and past participle of clear
What words are commonly confused with "cleared"?
"cleared" is commonly confused with "clears", "cleary", "cleave". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cleared"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cleared" is /klɪɹd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cleared" come from?
"cleared" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cleared", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chronic#5,110delayed#5,116blowing#5,102Barbara#5,100

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list