chlorure

\klɔ.ʁyʁ\

/\klɔ.ʁyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chlorure” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,795
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom générique des corps composés de chlore et d’une substance simple, autre que l’oxygène et l’hydrogène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chlorure · chlorure · French

chlorure · rank #22,795 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,795
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chiffon

Nearest frequency peer: chiffon (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chlorure »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chlorure » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

chlorure vs clôture
63% similar
chlorure vs chlore
75% similar

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

Key facts for chlorure
PropertyValue
Headwordchlorure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\klɔ.ʁyʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,795
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chlorure »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chlorurese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chiffon » (#22,794), « Cholet » (#22,796), « cheese » (#22,793). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chlorure » est au #22,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around chlorure (IPA \klɔ.ʁyʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,795 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom générique des corps composés de chlore et d’une substance simple, autre que l’oxygène et l’hydrogène.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for chlorure, with forms such as "cchlorure", "chhlorure", and "chllorure". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "clôture", "chlore", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chlorure, spelled C-H-L-O-R-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom générique des corps composés de chlore et d’une substance simple, autre que l’oxygène et l’hydrogène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chlorure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nous citerons les solutions aqueuses étendues de chlorure de cobalt, d’acétate ou de nitrate de cobalt, mêlées de 1/4 de sel marin; elles donnent une encre sympathique avec laquelle l'écriture, invisible sur le papier, apparaît en bleu par une légère application de la chaleur, puis disparaît ensuite par degrés, à mesure que le chlorure de cobalt reprend d…
  2. Quelquefois on décape l’argent à l'acide azotique, mais il faut employer de l’acide bien exempt de chlore, qui formerait du chlorure d’argent à la surface de l’objet.

Synonyms

chlorhydratemuriate

This word in other languages

chloride(English)cloruro(Español)Chlorid(Deutsch)cloreto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchlorure
  • chhlorure
  • chllorure
  • chlorrue
  • chlorrure
  • chloruer
  • chlorurre
  • chlourre
  • chlroure
  • cholrure
  • clhorure
  • hclorure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchlorure1chhlorure1chllorure1chlorrue2chlorrure1chloruer2chlorurre1chlourre2
Edit distance from "chlorure"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chlorure"?
"chlorure" is spelled C-H-L-O-R-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \klɔ.ʁyʁ\.
What does "chlorure" mean?
As a noun, "chlorure" means: Nom générique des corps composés de chlore et d’une substance simple, autre que l’oxygène et l’hydrogène.
What words are commonly confused with "chlorure"?
"chlorure" is commonly confused with "clôture", "chlore". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chlorure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chlorure" is \klɔ.ʁyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chlorure" come from?
"chlorure" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bruyante#22,786Brassens#22,782beurette#22,779couvrait#22,817

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

commandez12 variantsconfesser12 variantsapprêtait12 variantsdivisées12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list