clan

[ˈklãn]

/[ˈklãn]/ noun

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The verdict

“clan” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,967. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,967
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grupo de personas con un vínculo de sangre o parentesco, que establece derechos y obligaciones entre sí.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clan · clan · Spanish

clan · rank #7,967 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,967
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cervantes

Nearest frequency peer: Cervantes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “clan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “clan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

clan vs con
50% similar
clan vs CTA
0% similar
clan vs cua
50% similar

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

Key facts for clan
PropertyValue
Headwordclan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklãn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,967
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “clan”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.clancae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Cervantes” (#7,966), “colocado” (#7,968), “cerradas” (#7,965). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clan” va en #7,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around clan (IPA [ˈklãn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,967 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for clan, with forms such as "caln", "cclan", and "clann". 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, "con", "CTA", "cua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is clan, spelled C-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grupo de personas con un vínculo de sangre o parentesco, que establece derechos y obligaciones entre sí.
  2. 2
    Grupo de personas con un vínculo profundo, como puede ser un credo religioso, juramento, pacto o acuerdo, que establece derechos y obligaciones entre sí.

Synonyms

cofradíalogiacongregación

This word in other languages

clan(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • caln
  • cclan
  • clann
  • cllan
  • clna
  • lcan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clan - 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.

caln2cclan1clann1cllan1clna2lcan2
Edit distance from "clan"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clan"?
"clan" is spelled C-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklãn].
What does "clan" mean?
As a noun, "clan" means: Grupo de personas con un vínculo de sangre o parentesco, que establece derechos y obligaciones entre sí.
What words are commonly confused with "clan"?
"clan" is commonly confused with "con", "CTA", "cua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clan" is [ˈklãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clan" come from?
"clan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Arias6 variantsmarea6 variantsmeten6 variantspardo6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list