clover
/ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/
"clover" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clover” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #18,041 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,041
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clover |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,041 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clover” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for clover is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,041 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for clover, with forms such as "cclover", "cllover", and "cloevr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cove", "cover", "coven", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English clovere, claver, from Old English clāfre, earlier clǣfre, from Proto-West Germanic *klaibrā. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kleeuwer, Low German Klaver, Klever, Dutch klaver, all “clover”. More distantly also related with German Klee. The correct English form is clover, spelled C-L-O-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
- 2The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.
Etymology
From Middle English clovere, claver, from Old English clāfre, earlier clǣfre, from Proto-West Germanic *klaibrā. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kleeuwer, Low German Klaver, Klever, Dutch klaver, all “clover”. More distantly also related with German Klee.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cclover,cllover,cloevr,cloverr,clovre,clovver,clvoer,colver,lcover
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clover - 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.
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.
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Using “clover”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cove” - see the side-by-side comparison. clover vs cove
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.