clonal
/ˈkləʊnəl/
"clonal" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clonal” is uncommon English (frequency #59,965 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,965
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clonal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkləʊnəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #59,965 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clonal” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
clonal is uncommon English at frequency #59,965 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkləʊnəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for clonal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From clone + -al. The correct English form is clonal, spelled C-L-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Relating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning)
- 2That lives with others of the same kind
- 3Related to the descendants through cell division of a single identifiable cell, either in vitro or in vivo
Etymology
From clone + -al.
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.
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Using “clonal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-N-A-L - 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.