claro

/[ˈklaɾo]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#273

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

claro is anSpanishadj. It means: De tono cromático poco subido. Pronounced [ˈklaɾo]. It ranks #273 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Coro and clay.

Key facts for claro
PropertyValue
Headwordclaro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈklaɾo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#273
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of claro in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for claro is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #273 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for claro, with forms such as "calro", "cclaro", and "claor". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Coro", "clay", "curo", 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 claro, spelled C-L-A-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De tono cromático poco subido.
  2. 2
    Con mucha luz.
  3. 3
    Nítido, preciso.
  4. 4
    Fácil de entender.
  5. 5
    Obvio, evidente.
  6. 6
    Libre de impurezas que enturbian.
  7. 7
    Con ideas firmes y cabales, que no titubea.
  8. 8
    Ilustre, insigne, famoso.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: calro,cclaro,claor,clarro,cllaro,clrao,lcaro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for claro

Misspelling Variants of "claro"

calro5cclaro6claor5clarro6cllaro6clrao5lcaro5
Misspelling Variants of "claro"

Frequency rank: #273 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "claro"?
"claro" is spelled C-L-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɾo].
What does "claro" mean?
As an adj, "claro" means: De tono cromático poco subido.
What words are commonly confused with "claro"?
"claro" is commonly confused with "Coro", "clay", "curo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "claro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claro" is [ˈklaɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "claro" come from?
"claro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.