clientele

[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]

/[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]/ noun

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"clientele" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“clientele” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,751
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a gr...

Corpus desk

Index EN-clientele · clientele · English

clientele · rank #21,751 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,751
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clam

Nearest frequency peer: clam (-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 “clientele”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clientele” 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
Key facts for clientele
PropertyValue
Headwordclientele
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,751
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “clientele”

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).clientelelands 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 “clam” (#21,750), “chronology” (#21,749), “choral” (#21,748). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clientele” is #21,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around clientele (IPA [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,751 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a gr...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for clientele, with forms such as "cclientele", "cilentele", and "cleintele". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client). The correct English form is clientele, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a group of specific clients collectively.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Helen's clientele encompasses a broad range of different ages, races and social statuses.
  2. The bars’ clientèle called Foucault “Herr Doktor”.

Etymology

Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).

This word in other languages

clientela(Español)clientèle(Français)Klientel(Deutsch)clientela(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclientele
  • cilentele
  • cleintele
  • clienetle
  • clienntele
  • clienteel
  • clientelle
  • clientlee
  • clienttele
  • clietnele
  • clinetele
  • cllientele
  • lcientele

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clientele - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cclientele1cilentele2cleintele2clienetle2clienntele1clienteel2clientelle1clientlee2
Edit distance from "clientele"

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 "clientele"?
"clientele" is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl].
What does "clientele" mean?
As a noun, "clientele" means: The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a gr...
What are common misspellings of "clientele"?
Common misspellings include "cclientele", "cilentele", "cleintele", "clienetle", "clienntele". The correct spelling is "clientele".
How do you pronounce "clientele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clientele" is [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]. 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 "clientele"?
Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client). 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 "clientele", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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