cloacas

[kloˈakas]

/[kloˈakas]/ noun

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The verdict

“cloacas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,983. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,983
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de cloaca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cloacas · cloacas · Spanish

cloacas · rank #22,983 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,983
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH climáticos

Nearest frequency peer: climáticos (-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 “cloacas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cloacas” 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).

cloacas vs croatas
71% similar
cloacas vs colocas
71% similar
cloacas vs claras
71% similar

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

Key facts for cloacas
PropertyValue
Headwordcloacas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kloˈakas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,983
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cloacas”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cloacascae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “climáticos” (#22,982), “coaliciones” (#22,984), “clandestinos” (#22,981). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cloacas” va en #22,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cloacas (IPA [kloˈakas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,983 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de cloaca.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cloacas, with forms such as "ccloacas", "claocas", and "clloacas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "croatas", "colocas", "claras", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cloacas, spelled C-L-O-A-C-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de cloaca.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccloacas
  • claocas
  • clloacas
  • cloaacs
  • cloacass
  • cloaccas
  • cloacsa
  • clocaas
  • colacas
  • lcoacas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccloacas1claocas2clloacas1cloaacs2cloacass1cloaccas1cloacsa2clocaas2
Edit distance from "cloacas"

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 "cloacas"?
"cloacas" is spelled C-L-O-A-C-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kloˈakas].
What does "cloacas" mean?
As a noun, "cloacas" means: Forma del plural de cloaca.
What words are commonly confused with "cloacas"?
"cloacas" is commonly confused with "croatas", "colocas", "claras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cloacas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cloacas" is [kloˈakas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cloacas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caramba#22,972cagadas#22,965Burdeos#22,962cortijo#23,007

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

brusco10 variantscreíamos10 variantscósmico10 variantsderogar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list