cleartext
noun
cleartext is spelled C-L-E-A-R-T-E-X-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cleartext means “The unencrypted form of an encrypted text; plain text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cleartext is cleartexts.
How many letters and syllables are in cleartext?
| Letters | 9: C-L-E-A-R-T-E-X-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cleartext?
Cleartext appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cleartext?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-cleartext.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cleartext
- cleartexts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cleartext mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The unencrypted form of an encrypted text; plain text
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cleartext in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unencrypted text:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | texte en clair, texte lisible |
| German | Klartext, unverschlüsselter Text |
| Portuguese | texto puro, texto claro, texto plano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cleartext come from?
From clear + text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).