clon
[ˈklõn]
The verdict
“clon” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,309 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,309
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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...
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 | clon |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklõn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #15,309 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clon” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for clon is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for clon, with forms such as "cclon", "cllon", and "clno". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "con", "com", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is clon, spelled C-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1Animal, 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.
- 2Animal reproducido mediante la escisión temprana del embrión, que da lugar a gemelos idénticos.
- 3Producto de la reproducción asexuada de los vegetales.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cclon,cllon,clno,clonn,coln,lcon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clon - 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 “clon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “co” - see the side-by-side comparison. clon vs co
- 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.