clerical

[kleɾiˈkal]

/[kleɾiˈkal]/ adj

The verdict

“clerical” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,780 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,780
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-clerical · clerical · Spanish

clerical · rank #50,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,780
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH claustros

Nearest frequency peer: claustros (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “clerical”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “clerical” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clerical
PropertyValue
Headwordclerical
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kleɾiˈkal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “clerical” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).clericalcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “claustros” (#50,779), “climatológicas” (#50,781), “codificados” (#50,782). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clerical” va en #50,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clerical is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,780 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kleɾiˈkal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perteneciente al clérigo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for clerical, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is clerical, spelled C-L-E-R-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perteneciente al clérigo.

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 "clerical"?
"clerical" is spelled C-L-E-R-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kleɾiˈkal].
What does "clerical" mean?
As an adjective, "clerical" means: Perteneciente al clérigo.
How do you pronounce "clerical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clerical" is [kleɾiˈkal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clerical" come from?
"clerical" 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 "clerical", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list