clima

[ˈklima]

/[ˈklima]/ noun

The verdict

“clima” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,974
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cúmulo de condiciones atmosféricas que caracterizan a las zonas geográficas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clima · clima · Spanish

clima · rank #1,974 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,974
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciertas

Nearest frequency peer: ciertas (-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 “clima”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clima” 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).

clima vs coma
60% similar
clima vs cría
40% similar
clima vs clip
60% similar

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

Key facts for clima
PropertyValue
Headwordclima
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklima]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,974
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “clima”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).climacae 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 “ciertas” (#1,973), “comportamiento” (#1,975), “cerebro” (#1,972). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clima” va en #1,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around clima (IPA [ˈklima]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,974 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for clima, with forms such as "cclima", "cilma", and "cliam". 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, "coma", "cría", "clip", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is clima, spelled C-L-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cúmulo de condiciones atmosféricas que caracterizan a las zonas geográficas.
  2. 2
    Cúmulo de condiciones, de situaciones y de actitudes que caracterizan una visión determinada que rodea a una persona o a un grupo de personas.
  3. 3
    Antigua medida superficial agraria que constaba de 60 pies de lado.
  4. 4
    Espacio del globo terráqueo, comprendido entre dos paralelos, en los cuales la duración del día mayor del año se diferencia en determinada cantidad.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclima
  • cilma
  • cliam
  • climma
  • cllima
  • clmia
  • lcima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclima1cilma2cliam2climma1cllima1clmia2lcima2
Edit distance from "clima"

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 "clima"?
"clima" is spelled C-L-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklima].
What does "clima" mean?
As a noun, "clima" means: Cúmulo de condiciones atmosféricas que caracterizan a las zonas geográficas.
What words are commonly confused with "clima"?
"clima" is commonly confused with "coma", "cría", "clip". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clima" is [ˈklima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clima" come from?
"clima" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list