clop

/klɒp/

//klɒp// noun

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"clop" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“clop” is uncommon English (frequency #73,967 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,967
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clop · clop · English

clop · rank #73,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,967
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clearness

Nearest frequency peer: clearness (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “clop”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “clop” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clop
PropertyValue
Headwordclop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/klɒp/
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “clop” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).clopfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “clearness” (#73,966), “cobs” (#73,968), “chugs” (#73,965). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clop” is #73,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clop is uncommon English at frequency #73,967 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /klɒp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

clop has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Perhaps from German or Dutch kloppen (“to hit, knock”), from Middle Dutch cloppen (“to make a clopping sound”), of onomatopoeic origin. See also clap. The correct English form is clop, spelled C-L-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
  2. 2
    My Little Pony-themed pornography.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how clop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Holonym: clip-clop

Etymology

Perhaps from German or Dutch kloppen (“to hit, knock”), from Middle Dutch cloppen (“to make a clopping sound”), of onomatopoeic origin. See also clap.

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 "clop"?
"clop" is spelled C-L-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is /klɒp/.
What does "clop" mean?
As a noun, "clop" means: The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
How do you pronounce "clop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clop" is /klɒp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "clop"?
Perhaps from German or Dutch kloppen (“to hit, knock”), from Middle Dutch cloppen (“to make a clopping sound”), of onomatopoeic origin. See also clap. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "clop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cobs#73,968cott#73,993Bria#73,923Boda#73,915

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list