Clorox
"clorox" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Clorox” is uncommon English (frequency #62,054 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,054
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bleach of the Clorox brand.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clorox · Clorox · English
Clorox · rank #62,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,054
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH clitoral
Nearest frequency peer: clitoral (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Clorox”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Claud
Claud
37,949 corpus weight
- clitoral
clitoral
37,948 corpus weight
- Clorox
Clorox
37,947 corpus weight
- CND
CND
37,946 corpus weight
- cobblers
cobblers
37,944 corpus weight
- cockerel
cockerel
37,943 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Clorox” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Clorox |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Clorox” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Clorox is uncommon English at frequency #62,054 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Clorox in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Clorox brand; a blend of chlorine + sodium hydroxide, its two main ingredients. The correct English form is Clorox, spelled C-L-O-R-O-X.
Definition
- 1Bleach of the Clorox brand.
- 2Bleach in general, regardless of brand.
Etymology
From the Clorox brand; a blend of chlorine + sodium hydroxide, its two main ingredients.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Clorox", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency 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.