# Clio

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/ · frequency rank #42,581

## Definitions
1. The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
2. 84 Klio, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
4. Ellipsis of Renault Clio (“a model of car manufactured by Renault”).
5. A city in Alabama.
6. A city in Iowa.
7. A city in Michigan.
8. A town in South Carolina.
9. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.

## Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ). The award and car model were named after the goddess.

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-co)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-coo)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-cpi)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-csi)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-cro)
- **CTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-cto)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-cri)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-cui)
- **CLP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-clp)
- **Clo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-clo)
- **club** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-club)
- **clip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-clip)
- **coin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-coin)
- **clue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-clue)
- **coil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-coil)
- **coco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-coco)
- **crib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-crib)
- **colo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-colo)
- **coli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-coli)
- **Como** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clio-vs-como)

## Common misspellings (4)
`cclio`, `cilo`, `cllio`, `lcio`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clio