clodhopper
/ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/
"clodhopper" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clodhopper” 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) - A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clodhopper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clodhopper” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for clodhopper is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for clodhopper in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of clod + hopper (agentive form of the verb hop). Perhaps affected by analogy with grasshopper. Attested in the sense of "peasant" since the seventeenth century; the extended sense of "boot" or "shoe" dates from the nineteenth century. The correct English form is clodhopper, spelled C-L-O-D-H-O-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
- 2Any shoe construed (within a particular context) as ungainly.
- 3United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
- 4A peasant or yokel.
- 5A clumsy or foolish person.
- 6Wheatear: any of various passerine birds.
Etymology
Compound of clod + hopper (agentive form of the verb hop). Perhaps affected by analogy with grasshopper. Attested in the sense of "peasant" since the seventeenth century; the extended sense of "boot" or "shoe" dates from the nineteenth century.
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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 “clodhopper”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-D-H-O-P-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/ (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.