cliente

/[ˈkljẽn̪t̪e]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,153

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

cliente is aSpanishnoun. It means: Persona que contrata servicios o adquiere bienes a un proveedor. Pronounced [ˈkljẽn̪t̪e]. It ranks #2,153 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with cuente and comente.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cliente is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkljẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,153 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for cliente, with forms such as "ccliente", "cilente", and "cleinte". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cuente", "comente", "climate", 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 cliente, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccliente,cilente,cleinte,clienet,cliennte,clientte,clietne,clinete,clliente,lciente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cliente

Misspelling Variants of "cliente"

ccliente8cilente7cleinte7clienet7cliennte8clientte8clietne7clinete7
Misspelling Variants of "cliente"

Frequency rank: #2,153 in Spanish

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 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.