Clovis

[ˈkloβ̞is]

/[ˈkloβ̞is]/ name

The verdict

“Clovis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,463 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,463
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clovis · Clovis · Spanish

Clovis · rank #64,463 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,463
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH closed

Nearest frequency peer: closed (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Clovis”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Clovis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Clovis
PropertyValue
HeadwordClovis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkloβ̞is]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,463
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Clovis” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Cloviscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “closed” (#64,462), “clasificamos” (#64,461), “cociendo” (#64,466). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Clovis” va en #64,463. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Clovis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,463 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkloβ̞is]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Clovis, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Clovis, spelled C-L-O-V-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 "Clovis"?
"Clovis" is spelled C-L-O-V-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkloβ̞is].
What does "Clovis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clovis" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Clovis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clovis" is [ˈkloβ̞is]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Clovis" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list