clot

/klɒt/

//klɒt// noun

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

The verdict

“clot” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,618
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clot · clot · English

clot · rank #22,618 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,618
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clipping

Nearest frequency peer: clipping (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “clot”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “clot” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

clot vs co
50% similar
clot vs CT
0% similar
clot vs cut
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for clot
PropertyValue
Headwordclot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/klɒt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,618
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “clot”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).clotlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “clipping” (#22,617), “cliché” (#22,616), “companionship” (#22,621). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clot” is #22,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around clot (IPA /klɒt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,618 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for clot, with forms such as "cclot", "cllot", and "clott". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "CT", "cut", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: 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. The correct English form is clot, spelled C-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
  2. 2
    A solidified mass of any liquid.
  3. 3
    A person who is silly, stupid, dull, a clod.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. and nothing elſe but euen, A heauie lump and clottred clod of ſeedes togither driuen)
  2. Doth bake the egg into clots as if it began to poach.

Etymology

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.

This word in other languages

coágulo(Español)caillot(Français)Blutgerinnsel(Deutsch)coágulo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclot
  • cllot
  • clott
  • clto
  • lcot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clot - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cclot1cllot1clott1clto2lcot2
Edit distance from "clot"

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 "clot"?
"clot" is spelled C-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /klɒt/.
What does "clot" mean?
As a noun, "clot" means: A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
What words are commonly confused with "clot"?
"clot" is commonly confused with "co", "CT", "cut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clot" is /klɒt/. 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 "clot"?
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. 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 "clot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list