clustering

Name: clustering, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/

//ˈklʌstɚɪŋ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“clustering” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,773
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A grouping of a number of similar things.

Corpus desk

Index EN-clustering · clustering · English

clustering · rank #27,773 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,773
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH civility

Nearest frequency peer: civility (-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.

Cheung

72,230
civility

72,229
clustering

72,228
CNS

72,227
Cohn

72,226
Collin

72,225

What this shows “clustering” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for clustering
Property	Value
Headword	clustering
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#27,773
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “clustering”

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).clusteringlands here:

#27,773

#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 “civility” (#27,772), “CNS” (#27,774), “Cheung” (#27,771). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clustering” is #27,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around clustering (IPA /ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,773 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for clustering, with forms such as "cclustering", "cllustering", and "clsutering". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is clustering, spelled C-L-U-S-T-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

1
A grouping of a number of similar things.
2
The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
3
The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
4
A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.

This word in other languages

agrupamiento(Español)regroupement(Français)agrupamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cclustering
cllustering
clsutering
clusetring
clusstering
clusteirng
clusterign
clusteringg
clusterinng
clusternig
clusterring
clustreing
clusttering
clutsering
culstering
lcustering

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clustering - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "clustering"

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 "clustering"?

"clustering" is spelled C-L-U-S-T-E-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/.

What does "clustering" mean?

As a noun, "clustering" means: A grouping of a number of similar things.

What are common misspellings of "clustering"?

Common misspellings include "cclustering", "cllustering", "clsutering", "clusetring", "clusstering". The correct spelling is "clustering".

How do you pronounce "clustering"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clustering" is /ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "clustering" come from?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "clustering", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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