clo
[ˈklo]
The verdict
“clo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,750 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,750
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Imita la voz que emiten la gallina y otras gallináceas, especialmente cuando están empollando o llamando a sus pollitos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklo] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #83,750 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
clo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,750 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Imita la voz que emiten la gallina y otras gallináceas, especialmente cuando están empollando o llamando a sus pollitos.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for clo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is clo, spelled C-L-O.
Definition
- 1Imita la voz que emiten la gallina y otras gallináceas, especialmente cuando están empollando o llamando a sus pollitos.
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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 “clo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.