clouded leopard

/klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/

//klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd// noun

"clouded-leopard" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“clouded leopard” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the two species of felid in the genus Neofelis.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clouded-leopard · clouded leopard · English

clouded leopard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for clouded leopard
PropertyValue
Headwordclouded leopard
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “clouded leopard” in English

clouded leopardranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clouded leopard is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for clouded leopard in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is clouded leopard, spelled C-L-O-U-D-E-D- -L-E-O-P-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the two species of felid in the genus Neofelis.
  2. 2
    Any of the two species of felid in the genus Neofelis.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clouded leopard"?
"clouded leopard" is spelled C-L-O-U-D-E-D- -L-E-O-P-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/.
What does "clouded leopard" mean?
As a noun, "clouded leopard" means: Any of the two species of felid in the genus Neofelis.
How do you pronounce "clouded leopard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clouded leopard" is /klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clouded leopard" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list