clock face
"clock-face" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clock face” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands (via the traditional design of clocks); such an arrangement on either a clock or a watch.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clock face |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clock face” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for clock face is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
clock face has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is clock face, spelled C-L-O-C-K- -F-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1The surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands (via the traditional design of clocks); such an arrangement on either a clock or a watch.
- 2Any face of any clock, either with dial and hands or digital.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “clock face”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-C-K- -F-A-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.