clítoris
[ˈklit̪oɾis]
The verdict
“clítoris” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,107 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,107
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Órgano eréctil y muy sensible de la hembra de los mamíferos, homólogo estructural del pene, que se ubica internamente tras los labios internos de la vulva y se proyecta al exterior junto a la comis...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clítoris |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklit̪oɾis] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clítoris” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for clítoris is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklit̪oɾis]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,107 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Órgano eréctil y muy sensible de la hembra de los mamíferos, homólogo estructural del pene, que se ubica internamente tras los labios internos de la vulva y se proyecta al exterior junto a la comis...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for clítoris, with forms such as "cclítoris", "cllítoris", and "cltíoris". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is clítoris, spelled C-L-Í-T-O-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1Órgano eréctil y muy sensible de la hembra de los mamíferos, homólogo estructural del pene, que se ubica internamente tras los labios internos de la vulva y se proyecta al exterior junto a la comisura de estos. Su estimulación es la principal fuente de placer sexual en la mujer.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cclítoris,cllítoris,cltíoris,clíotris,clítoirs,clítoriss,clítorris,clítorsi,clítrois,clíttoris,cíltoris,lcítoris
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clítoris - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “clítoris”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-Í-T-O-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklit̪oɾis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.