cloistered

adj

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"cloistered" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cloistered” is uncommon English (frequency #57,296 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,296
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.

Key facts for cloistered
PropertyValue
Headwordcloistered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cloistered” 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). cloistered lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

cloistered is uncommon English at frequency #57,296 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for cloistered in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is cloistered, spelled C-L-O-I-S-T-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
  2. 2
    Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.
  3. 3
    Naive, lacking in worldliness.
  4. 4
    Furnished with cloisters.

This word in other languages

enclaustrado(Español)klösterlich(Deutsch)

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 "cloistered"?
"cloistered" is spelled C-L-O-I-S-T-E-R-E-D.
What does "cloistered" mean?
As an adjective, "cloistered" means: Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
What language does "cloistered" come from?
"cloistered" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cloistered”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-I-S-T-E-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list