claustro

/[ˈklawst̪ɾo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,043

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

claustro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Galeria flanqueada de columnas o arcos que rodea un patio en un edificio, generalmente de tipo conventual o universitario. Pronounced [ˈklawst̪ɾo]. Often confused with clausura and Castro.

Key facts for claustro
PropertyValue
Headwordclaustro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklawst̪ɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,043
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for claustro is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklawst̪ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,043 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for claustro, with forms such as "calustro", "cclaustro", and "clasutro". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "clausura", "Castro", 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 claustro, spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Galeria flanqueada de columnas o arcos que rodea un patio en un edificio, generalmente de tipo conventual o universitario.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, corporación de los miembros de un convento o universidad.
  3. 3
    Estado de la vida de monje o monja.
  4. 4
    Recinto sofocante.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: calustro,cclaustro,clasutro,clausrto,clausstro,claustor,claustrro,clausttro,clautsro,cllaustro,cluastro,lcaustro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for claustro

Misspelling Variants of "claustro"

calustro8cclaustro9clasutro8clausrto8clausstro9claustor8claustrro9clausttro9
Misspelling Variants of "claustro"

Frequency rank: #16,043 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "claustro"?
"claustro" is spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklawst̪ɾo].
What does "claustro" mean?
As a noun, "claustro" means: Galeria flanqueada de columnas o arcos que rodea un patio en un edificio, generalmente de tipo conventual o universitario.
What words are commonly confused with "claustro"?
"claustro" is commonly confused with "clausura", "Castro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "claustro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claustro" is [ˈklawst̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "claustro" come from?
"claustro" 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.