Clermont

Name: Clermont, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Clermont” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #29,214 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#29,214
frequency rank, English: 8
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ellipsis of Clermont-Ferrand.

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
Property	Value
Headword	Clermont
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#29,214
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Clermont” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Clermont lands here:

#29,214

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Clermont is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #29,214 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “Clermont”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is C-L-E-R-M-O-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Don't mix it up with “clement” - see the side-by-side comparison. Clermont vs clement
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.