# clearer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklɪəɹə/ · frequency rank #10,665

## Definitions
1. Someone who or something which clears.
2. Someone who or something which clears.
3. A tool by which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.

## Etymology
From clear (verb) + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **clever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-clever)
- **clears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-clears)
- **cleary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-cleary)
- **cleave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-cleave)
- **clearly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-clearly)
- **cleaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-cleaver)
- **creamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-creamer)
- **cleaved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-cleaved)
- **clearest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-clearest)
- **clear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clear-vs-clearer)
- **Clare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clare-vs-clearer)
- **carer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-clearer)
- **claret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claret-vs-clearer)
- **cheaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheaper-vs-clearer)
- **cleared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleared-vs-clearer)
- **cleaned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleaned-vs-clearer)
- **cleaner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleaner-vs-clearer)
- **cheater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheater-vs-clearer)
- **cleaners** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleaners-vs-clearer)
- **cleanser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleanser-vs-clearer)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cclearer`, `celarer`, `claerer`, `cleaerr`, `clearerr`, `clearre`, `clearrer`, `cleraer`, `cllearer`, `lcearer`

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