clarín
The verdict
“clarín” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,113 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,113
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Instrumento músico de boca. Es un cañón de metal con varias vueltas, y desde la boca hasta el extremo por donde sale la voz, se va ensanchando proporcionalmente. Su sonido es agudo y a propósito pa...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clarín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [klaˈɾĩn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,113 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clarín” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for clarín is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [klaˈɾĩn]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,113 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 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 clarín, with forms such as "calrín", "cclarín", and "clarní". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "claro", "claros", "clavan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is clarín, spelled C-L-A-R-Í-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Instrumento músico de boca. Es un cañón de metal con varias vueltas, y desde la boca hasta el extremo por donde sale la voz, se va ensanchando proporcionalmente. Su sonido es agudo y a propósito para enardecer los ánimos.
- 2Persona que ejerce o profesa el arte de tocar este instrumento.
- 3Tela de hilo muy delgada y clara que suele servir para vueltas, pañuelos, etc.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: calrín,cclarín,clarní,clarrín,clarínn,claírn,cllarín,clraín,lcarín
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clarín — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "clarín"
Frequency rank: #10,113 in Spanish
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Using “clarín”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-A-R-Í-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [klaˈɾĩn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “claro” — see the side-by-side comparison. clarín vs claro
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index: