clear

/klɪə(ɹ)/

//klɪə(ɹ)// adj

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The verdict

“clear” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,980
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Claro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clear · clear · Spanish

clear · rank #36,980 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,980
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH clínicamente

Nearest frequency peer: clínicamente (+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 “clear”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clear” 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).

clear vs CREA
0% similar
clear vs crear
80% similar
clear vs creer
60% similar

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

Key facts for clear
PropertyValue
Headwordclear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/klɪə(ɹ)/
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,980
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “clear”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.clearcae 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 “clínicamente” (#36,981), “coincidan” (#36,982), “chocado” (#36,977). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clear” va en #36,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around clear (IPA /klɪə(ɹ)/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,980 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for clear, with forms such as "cclear", "celar", and "claer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CREA", "crear", "creer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is clear, spelled C-L-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Claro.
  2. 2
    Transparente.
  3. 3
    Despejado.
  4. 4
    Sin decoloración, sin manchas, sin defectos.
  5. 5
    Libre de culpa, sospecha, angustia, pecado, etc.
  6. 6
    Sereno, calmado.
  7. 7
    Alejado, o sin relación con.
  8. 8
    Libre de alguna obligación, deuda, contrato, etc.
  9. 9
    Que no está codificado.
  10. 10
    Brillante, resplandeciente.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclear
  • celar
  • claer
  • clearr
  • clera
  • cllear
  • lcear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclear1celar2claer2clearr1clera2cllear1lcear2
Edit distance from "clear"

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 "clear"?
"clear" is spelled C-L-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /klɪə(ɹ)/.
What does "clear" mean?
As an adjective, "clear" means: Claro.
What words are commonly confused with "clear"?
"clear" is commonly confused with "CREA", "crear", "creer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clear" is /klɪə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clear" come from?
"clear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beata#36,948Daran#37,012apoco#36,922apena#36,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

callen7 variantswillow7 variantsfruit7 variantstopos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list