Clermont

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

The verdict

“Clermont” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,214. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,214
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ellipsis of Clermont-Ferrand.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clermont · Clermont · English

Clermont · rank #29,214 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,214
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH classically

Nearest frequency peer: classically (-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 “Clermont”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Clermont” 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).

Clermont vs clement
63% similar
Clermont vs Claremont
78% similar

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

Key facts for Clermont
PropertyValue
HeadwordClermont
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,214
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Clermont”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Clermontlands 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 “classically” (#29,213), “clog” (#29,215), “clubbing” (#29,216). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Clermont” is #29,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Clermont, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,214 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clermont, with forms such as "cclermont", "celrmont", and "clemront". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "clement", "Claremont", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Clermont, from Latin clarus (“clear, famed”) + mons (“mount, mountain”). The correct English form is Clermont, spelled C-L-E-R-M-O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Clermont-Ferrand.
  2. 2
    A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  3. 3
    A commune in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  4. 4
    A commune in Haute-Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  5. 5
    A commune in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
  6. 6
    A town in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec; named for Clermont-Ferrand in honor of Blaise Pascal.
  7. 7
    A town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.
  8. 8
    A city in Florida.
  9. 9
    A town in Georgia, United States.
  10. 10
    A town in Indiana.
  11. 11
    A city in Iowa.
  12. 12
    A town in New York; named for the nearby Taconic mountains.
  13. 13
    A town in Queensland; named for Clermont-Ferrand, the hometown of a founder.
  14. 14
    A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; named after an early landowner.

Etymology

From French Clermont, from Latin clarus (“clear, famed”) + mons (“mount, mountain”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclermont
  • celrmont
  • clemront
  • clermmont
  • clermnot
  • clermonnt
  • clermontt
  • clermotn
  • cleromnt
  • clerrmont
  • cllermont
  • clremont
  • lcermont

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclermont1celrmont2clemront2clermmont1clermnot2clermonnt1clermontt1clermotn2
Edit distance from "Clermont"

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 "Clermont"?
"Clermont" is spelled C-L-E-R-M-O-N-T.
What does "Clermont" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clermont" means: Ellipsis of Clermont-Ferrand.
What words are commonly confused with "Clermont"?
"Clermont" is commonly confused with "clement", "Claremont". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Clermont"?
From French Clermont, from Latin clarus (“clear, famed”) + mons (“mount, mountain”). 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 "Clermont", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

clubbing#29,216Cascades#29,207dreading#29,248Bancroft#29,178

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list