client
cli·ent/ˈklaɪ.ənt/noun
client is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (cli·ent). It appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, client means “A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of client is clients.
How many letters and syllables are in client?
| Letters | 6: C-L-I-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cli·ent |
| In writing | 35 times per million words; the 2,785th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is client?
Client appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th 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 client?
- /ˈklaɪ.ənt/
Client has 2 syllables, split cli·ent in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-client.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with client?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as client.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lectin, lentic.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of client
- clients plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does client mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
- 2
The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
- 3
A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
- 4
A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
- 5
In ancient Rome, retainers and followers associated with a gens.
- 6
Ellipsis of client state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Client in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a customer or receiver of services:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | client, cliente |
| German | Kunde, Kundin, Klient, Klientin |
| Portuguese | cliente, freguês |
| Spanish | cliente |
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 client come from?
From Middle English client, from Anglo-Norman clyent, Old French client, from Latin cliēns, akin to clinare (“to lean”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).