clodhopper
/ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/
"clodhopper" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clodhopper” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clodhopper · clodhopper · English
clodhopper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clodhopper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clodhopper” in English
Rare enough to double-check
clodhopper is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how clodhopper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
...who had got on his "hill shoes," as he calls a pair of clodhoppers as thick as a ploughman's, and stuck round with nails.
We had to walk slow because of his wooden clod-hoppers, and that was the way I wanted it now
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.