cloche

Name: cloche, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/klɒʃ/

//klɒʃ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“cloche” is uncommon English (frequency #83,121 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,121
frequency rank, English: 43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.

Key facts for cloche
Property	Value
Headword	cloche
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/klɒʃ/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#83,121
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cloche” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cloche lands here:

#83,121

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cloche is uncommon English at frequency #83,121 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /klɒʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

cloche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French cloche (“bell”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”). Doublet of cloak and clock. The correct English form is cloche, spelled C-L-O-C-H-E.

Definition

1
A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
2
A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim.
3
A tableware cover, often resembling a bell.
4
An apparatus used in controlling certain aeroplanes, consisting principally of a steering column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is bell-shaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cloche (“bell”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”). Doublet of cloak and clock.

This word in other languages

campana(Español)cloche(Français)

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 "cloche"?

"cloche" is spelled C-L-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is /klɒʃ/.

What does "cloche" mean?

As a noun, "cloche" means: A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.

How do you pronounce "cloche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cloche" is /klɒʃ/. 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 "cloche"?

Borrowed from French cloche (“bell”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”). Doublet of cloak and clock. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “cloche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /klɒʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.