clearinghouse

noun

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"clearinghouse" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“clearinghouse” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,534
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of clearing house.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clearinghouse · clearinghouse · English

clearinghouse · rank #47,534 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,534
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH chula

Nearest frequency peer: chula (-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 “clearinghouse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clearinghouse” 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
Key facts for clearinghouse
PropertyValue
Headwordclearinghouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#47,534
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “clearinghouse”

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).clearinghouselands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “chula” (#47,533), “cleve” (#47,535), “Chiswick” (#47,532). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clearinghouse” is #47,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around clearinghouse, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,534 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of clearing house.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for clearinghouse, with forms such as "cclearinghouse", "celaringhouse", and "claeringhouse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is clearinghouse, spelled C-L-E-A-R-I-N-G-H-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of clearing house.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how clearinghouse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In Britain, back when the last mile referred only to a product’s transit from warehouse to shop, this journey began, most often, in the Midlands. This part of the country is a clearinghouse for millions of shipments every year.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclearinghouse
  • celaringhouse
  • claeringhouse
  • cleairnghouse
  • clearignhouse
  • clearingghouse
  • clearinghhouse
  • clearinghosue
  • clearinghoues
  • clearinghousse
  • clearinghuose
  • clearingohuse
  • clearinhgouse
  • clearinnghouse
  • clearnighouse
  • clearringhouse
  • clerainghouse
  • cllearinghouse
  • lcearinghouse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclearinghouse1celaringhouse2claeringhouse2cleairnghouse2clearignhouse2clearingghouse1clearinghhouse1clearinghosue2
Edit distance from "clearinghouse"

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 "clearinghouse"?
"clearinghouse" is spelled C-L-E-A-R-I-N-G-H-O-U-S-E.
What does "clearinghouse" mean?
As a noun, "clearinghouse" means: Alternative form of clearing house.
What are common misspellings of "clearinghouse"?
Common misspellings include "cclearinghouse", "celaringhouse", "claeringhouse", "cleairnghouse", "clearignhouse". The correct spelling is "clearinghouse".
What language does "clearinghouse" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list