clot
/klɑt/noun, verb
clot is spelled C-L-O-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clot means “A thrombus, solidified mass of blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clot is clots.
How many letters and syllables are in clot?
| Letters | 4: C-L-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is clot?
Clot appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce clot?
- UK /klɒt/
- British /klɔt/
- US /klɑt/
Clot has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with clot
Also written: clout.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with clot?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clot from its last stressed vowel (/ɑt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: colt.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of clot
- clots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- clotting participle, present
- clotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
- 2
A solidified mass of any liquid.
- 3
A person who is silly, stupid, dull, a clod.
verb
- 1
To form a clot or mass.
- 2
To cause to clot or form into a mass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | caillot, thrombus , imbécile, idiot , coaguler, cailler |
| German | Blutgerinnsel , Trottel , Klumpen bilden, klumpen |
| Portuguese | trombo, coágulo , bobo , coagular , grumo |
| Spanish | coágulo, cuajarón , coagularse |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does clot come from?
From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“lump”). Cognate with German Klotz (“block”). Doublet of clod and klutz.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).