Clinton
/ˈklɪn.tn̩/
"clinton" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Clinton” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,619 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #2,619
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Clinton |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈklɪn.tn̩/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,619 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Clinton” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Clinton is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈklɪn.tn̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,619 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 55 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clinton, with forms such as "cclinton", "cilnton", and "clinnton". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Clintons", "Clint", "canton", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: * (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton. * (gi… The correct English form is Clinton, spelled C-L-I-N-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname.
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Etymology
* (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton. * (given name): Derived from the surnames. * (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cclinton,cilnton,clinnton,clinotn,clintno,clintonn,clintton,clitnon,cllinton,clniton,lcinton
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Clinton - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Clinton”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-I-N-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈklɪn.tn̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Clintons” - see the side-by-side comparison. Clinton vs Clintons
- 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.