clientele
/ˌklaɪ.ənˈtɛl/noun
clientele is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E-L-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). 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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clientele is clienteles or clientèles.
How many letters and syllables are in clientele?
| Letters | 9: C-L-I-E-N-T-E-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 clientele?
Clientele appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 clientele?
- UK [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]
- UK /kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/
- US /ˌklaɪ.ənˈtɛl/
Clientele has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clientele.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clientele?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clientele from its last stressed vowel (/ɛl/):
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 clientele
- clienteles plural
- clientèle
- clientèles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clientele mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
Helen's clientele encompasses a broad range of different ages, races and social statuses.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of clientele.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clientele in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense body of clients who frequent an establishment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | clientèle |
| German | Klientel, Kundschaft |
| Portuguese | clientela, freguesia |
| Spanish | clientela, distinguida clientela |
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 clientele come from?
Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).