Cluny
[ˈkluni]
The verdict
“Cluny” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,195 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,195
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Borgoña en el departamento de Saona y Loira Francia. Abadía benedictina, cuna de la reforma cluniacense de los siglos X y XI.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cluny · Cluny · Spanish
Cluny · rank #76,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,195
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH clericales
Nearest frequency peer: clericales (-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 “Cluny”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- cinnamon
cinnamon
23,810 corpus weight
- clericales
clericales
23,807 corpus weight
- Cluny
Cluny
23,806 corpus weight
- cobertor
cobertor
23,804 corpus weight
- cogería
cogería
23,802 corpus weight
- colibríes
colibríes
23,801 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Cluny” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cluny |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈkluni] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #76,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Cluny” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Cluny is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,195 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkluni]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Borgoña en el departamento de Saona y Loira Francia. Abadía benedictina, cuna de la reforma cluniacense de los siglos X y XI.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cluny, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Cluny, spelled C-L-U-N-Y.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de Borgoña en el departamento de Saona y Loira Francia. Abadía benedictina, cuna de la reforma cluniacense de los siglos X y XI.
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 "Cluny"?
What does "Cluny" mean?
How do you pronounce "Cluny"?
What language does "Cluny" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Cluny", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).