clematis

/ˈklɛmətɪs/

//ˈklɛmətɪs// noun

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"clematis" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“clematis” is uncommon English (frequency #60,713 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,713
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clematis · clematis · English

clematis · rank #60,713 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,713
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH climatology

Nearest frequency peer: climatology (+1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “clematis”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “clematis” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clematis
PropertyValue
Headwordclematis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈklɛmətɪs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,713
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “clematis” in English

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).clematisfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “climatology” (#60,714), “chicane” (#60,711), “Chelyabinsk” (#60,710). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clematis” is #60,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clematis is uncommon English at frequency #60,713 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈklɛmətɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.".

clematis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from translingual Clematis, from Latin clēmatis, from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλῆμα (klêma, “vine, branch with vines”). The correct English form is clematis, spelled C-L-E-M-A-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He came slowly up to the open door, which was all hung round with clematis and roses; and then peeped in, half afraid.
  2. Noiselessly she laid the clematis and wattle on her bed, then stood near the covered face, and, looking down at her untied bootlaces, sighed an impatient sigh always well known and understood by this now unresponsive father.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Clematis, from Latin clēmatis, from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλῆμα (klêma, “vine, branch with vines”).

This word in other languages

clématite(Français)

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 "clematis"?
"clematis" is spelled C-L-E-M-A-T-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈklɛmətɪs/.
What does "clematis" mean?
As a noun, "clematis" means: Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
How do you pronounce "clematis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clematis" is /ˈklɛmətɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "clematis"?
Borrowed from translingual Clematis, from Latin clēmatis, from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλῆμα (klêma, “vine, branch with vines”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list