Clowes

name

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

The verdict

“Clowes” is uncommon English (frequency #62,779 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,779
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clowes · Clowes · English

Clowes · rank #62,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,779
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cloture

Nearest frequency peer: cloture (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “Clowes”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Clowes” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Clowes
PropertyValue
HeadwordClowes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Clowes” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Clowesfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “cloture” (#62,777), “clincher” (#62,776), “coho” (#62,782). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Clowes” is #62,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Clowes is uncommon English at frequency #62,779 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Clowes, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Close. The correct English form is Clowes, spelled C-L-O-W-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Variant of Close.

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 "Clowes"?
"Clowes" is spelled C-L-O-W-E-S.
What does "Clowes" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clowes" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Clowes"?
Variant of Close. 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 "Clowes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Cletus#62,771concha#62,791cornel#62,798chacha#62,759

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list