clon

/[ˈklõn]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,309

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

clon is aSpanishnoun. It means: Animal, y en la ciencia ficción también ser humano, reproducido perfectamente como una copia fiel de otro individuo, a partir de una célula somática única, y del material genético contenida en ella... Pronounced [ˈklõn]. Often confused with co and con.

Key facts for clon
PropertyValue
Headwordclon
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklõn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,309
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of clon in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for clon is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,309 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for clon, with forms such as "cclon", "cllon", and "clno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "con", "com", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is clon, spelled C-L-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animal, y en la ciencia ficción también ser humano, reproducido perfectamente como una copia fiel de otro individuo, a partir de una célula somática única, y del material genético contenida en ella, en lugar de la reproducción sexual que produce individuos que varían genéticamente con respecto a sus padres.
  2. 2
    Animal reproducido mediante la escisión temprana del embrión, que da lugar a gemelos idénticos.
  3. 3
    Producto de la reproducción asexuada de los vegetales.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cclon,cllon,clno,clonn,coln,lcon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for clon

Misspelling Variants of "clon"

cclon5cllon5clno4clonn5coln4lcon4
Misspelling Variants of "clon"

Frequency rank: #15,309 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clon"?
"clon" is spelled C-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklõn].
What does "clon" mean?
As a noun, "clon" means: Animal, y en la ciencia ficción también ser humano, reproducido perfectamente como una copia fiel de otro individuo, a partir de una célula somática única, y del material genético contenida en ella...
What words are commonly confused with "clon"?
"clon" is commonly confused with "co", "con", "com". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clon" is [ˈklõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clon" come from?
"clon" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.