clerks

/klɑː(ɹ)ks/

//klɑː(ɹ)ks// noun

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"clerks" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“clerks” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,290
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of clerk

Corpus desk

Index EN-clerks · clerks · English

clerks · rank #19,290 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,290
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH classed

Nearest frequency peer: classed (-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 “clerks”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clerks” 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).

clerks vs clicks
67% similar
clerks vs Clark
50% similar
clerks vs clerk
83% similar

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

Key facts for clerks
PropertyValue
Headwordclerks
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/klɑː(ɹ)ks/
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,290
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “clerks”

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).clerkslands 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 “classed” (#19,289), “cohesive” (#19,291), “chunky” (#19,288). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clerks” is #19,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around clerks (IPA /klɑː(ɹ)ks/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,290 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of clerk".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for clerks, with forms such as "cclerks", "celrks", and "clekrs". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "clicks", "Clark", "clerk", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is clerks, spelled C-L-E-R-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of clerk

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclerks
  • celrks
  • clekrs
  • clerkks
  • clerkss
  • clerrks
  • clersk
  • cllerks
  • clreks
  • lcerks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clerks - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cclerks1celrks2clekrs2clerkks1clerkss1clerrks1clersk2cllerks1
Edit distance from "clerks"

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 "clerks"?
"clerks" is spelled C-L-E-R-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is /klɑː(ɹ)ks/.
What does "clerks" mean?
As a noun, "clerks" means: plural of clerk
What words are commonly confused with "clerks"?
"clerks" is commonly confused with "clicks", "Clark", "clerk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clerks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clerks" is /klɑː(ɹ)ks/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clerks" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chunky#19,288Corbyn#19,300Calais#19,278crease#19,303

Similar misspelling depth

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

commando10 variantsCaitlin10 variantseffected10 variantsembargo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list