cliente

[ˈkljẽn̪t̪e]

/[ˈkljẽn̪t̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“cliente” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,153. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,153
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que contrata servicios o adquiere bienes a un proveedor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cliente · cliente · Spanish

cliente · rank #2,153 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,153
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cero

Nearest frequency peer: cero (-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 “cliente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cliente” 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).

cliente vs cuente
71% similar
cliente vs comente
71% similar
cliente vs climate
71% similar

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

Key facts for cliente
PropertyValue
Headwordcliente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkljẽn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,153
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cliente”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).clientecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cero” (#2,152), “concierto” (#2,154), “Castro” (#2,151). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cliente” va en #2,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cliente (IPA [ˈkljẽn̪t̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,153 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cliente, with forms such as "ccliente", "cilente", and "cleinte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cuente", "comente", "climate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cliente, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que contrata servicios o adquiere bienes a un proveedor.
  2. 2
    En especial, quien lo hace regularmente de un mismo proveedor.
  3. 3
    Persona adscrita a la protección de un tutor o mecenas.
  4. 4
    Programa o dispositivo electrónico que recaba datos de una aplicación diferente llamada servidor.

This word in other languages

customer(English)client(Français)Kunde(Deutsch)cliente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccliente
  • cilente
  • cleinte
  • clienet
  • cliennte
  • clientte
  • clietne
  • clinete
  • clliente
  • lciente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cliente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccliente1cilente2cleinte2clienet2cliennte1clientte1clietne2clinete2
Edit distance from "cliente"

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 "cliente"?
"cliente" is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkljẽn̪t̪e].
What does "cliente" mean?
As a noun, "cliente" means: Persona que contrata servicios o adquiere bienes a un proveedor.
What words are commonly confused with "cliente"?
"cliente" is commonly confused with "cuente", "comente", "climate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cliente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cliente" is [ˈkljẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cliente" come from?
"cliente" 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 "cliente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Córdoba#2,158amistad#2,147alegría#2,146elegido#2,163

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

buscan10 variantspoderes10 variantspiensan10 variantsmodelos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list