clouded leopard
/klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/
"clouded-leopard" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clouded leopard” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of the two species of felid in the genus Neofelis.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clouded leopard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clouded leopard” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for clouded leopard is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Any of the two species of felid in the genus Neofelis.
- 2Any 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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-U-D-E-D- -L-E-O-P-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /klæʊːɾəd lɛːpɚd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.