claims

\kleɪmz\

/\kleɪmz\/ verb

The verdict

“claims” is uncommon French (frequency #62,860 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,860
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe to claim.

Corpus desk

Index FR-claims · claims · French

claims · rank #62,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,860
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cistercienne

Nearest frequency peer: cistercienne (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « claims »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « claims » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for claims
PropertyValue
Headwordclaims
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kleɪmz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « claims » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).claimstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « cistercienne » (#62,859), « clapier » (#62,861), « chuchotements » (#62,858). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « claims » est au #62,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

claims is uncommon French at frequency #62,860 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \kleɪmz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe to claim.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for claims in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is claims, spelled C-L-A-I-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe to claim.

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 "claims"?
"claims" is spelled C-L-A-I-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kleɪmz\.
What does "claims" mean?
As a verb, "claims" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe to claim.
How do you pronounce "claims"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claims" is \kleɪmz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "claims" come from?
"claims" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list