Clovis

/ˈkloʊvɪs/

//ˈkloʊvɪs// name

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"clovis" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Clovis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,832
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clovis · Clovis · English

Clovis · rank #34,832 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,832
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cleave

Nearest frequency peer: cleave (-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 “Clovis”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Clovis” 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).

Clovis vs COVID
17% similar
Clovis vs clowns
50% similar
Clovis vs Clos
67% similar

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

Key facts for Clovis
PropertyValue
HeadwordClovis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkloʊvɪs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,832
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Clovis”

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).Clovislands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “cleave” (#34,831), “claustrophobic” (#34,830), “Coleridge” (#34,834). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Clovis” is #34,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Clovis (IPA /ˈkloʊvɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,832 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clovis, with forms such as "cclovis", "cllovis", and "cloivs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "COVID", "clowns", "Clos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Clovis, from Frankish *Hlōdowig, the same Germanic source as French Louis, Dutch Lodewijk and German Ludwig, see there for further information. Doublet of Louis and Ludwig. The New Mexican city was named after a Frankish king; the Nativ… The correct English form is Clovis, spelled C-L-O-V-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Curry County, in central northeastern New Mexico, United States.
  3. 3
    A city in Fresno County, California, United States.
  4. 4
    A particular site that contains evidence of an early Native American culture; the culture associated with this site.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Clovis, from Frankish *Hlōdowig, the same Germanic source as French Louis, Dutch Lodewijk and German Ludwig, see there for further information. Doublet of Louis and Ludwig. The New Mexican city was named after a Frankish king; the Native American site and culture were named after this city.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclovis
  • cllovis
  • cloivs
  • cloviss
  • clovsi
  • clovvis
  • clvois
  • colvis
  • lcovis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Clovis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cclovis1cllovis1cloivs2cloviss1clovsi2clovvis1clvois2colvis2
Edit distance from "Clovis"

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 "Clovis"?
"Clovis" is spelled C-L-O-V-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkloʊvɪs/.
What does "Clovis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clovis" means: A male given name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.
What words are commonly confused with "Clovis"?
"Clovis" is commonly confused with "COVID", "clowns", "Clos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Clovis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clovis" is /ˈkloʊvɪs/. 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 "Clovis"?
Borrowed from French Clovis, from Frankish *Hlōdowig, the same Germanic source as French Louis, Dutch Lodewijk and German Ludwig, see there for further information. Doublet of Louis and Ludwig. The New Mexican city was named after a Frankish king;... 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 "Clovis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cleave#34,831culled#34,848Czechs#34,849Deanna#34,851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

burley9 variantsDevOps9 variantsdunning9 variantsbiennale9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list