clima
[ˈklima]
The verdict
“clima” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,974 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,974
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cúmulo de condiciones atmosféricas que caracterizan a las zonas geográficas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clima |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklima] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,974 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clima” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for clima is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklima]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,974 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 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
- 1Cúmulo de condiciones atmosféricas que caracterizan a las zonas geográficas.
- 2Cúmulo de condiciones, de situaciones y de actitudes que caracterizan una visión determinada que rodea a una persona o a un grupo de personas.
- 3Antigua medida superficial agraria que constaba de 60 pies de lado.
- 4Espacio 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.
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.
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Using “clima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklima] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “coma” - see the side-by-side comparison. clima vs coma
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.