clair et net

\klɛ.ʁ‿e nɛt\

/\klɛ.ʁ‿e nɛt\/ adj

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The verdict

“clair et net” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parfaitement clair, évident, facile à comprendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-clair-et-net · clair et net · French

clair et net · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for clair et net
PropertyValue
Headwordclair et net
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\klɛ.ʁ‿e nɛt\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “clair et net” sits in French frequency

clair et net falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clair et net is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \klɛ.ʁ‿e nɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parfaitement clair, évident, facile à comprendre.".

clair et net doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is clair et net, spelled C-L-A-I-R- -E-T- -N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parfaitement clair, évident, facile à comprendre.

Synonyms

clair comme le jourclair comme de l’eau de rocheclair comme de l’eau de sourceclarinette

This word in other languages

crystal clear(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clair et net"?
"clair et net" is spelled C-L-A-I-R- -E-T- -N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \klɛ.ʁ‿e nɛt\.
What does "clair et net" mean?
As an adjective, "clair et net" means: Parfaitement clair, évident, facile à comprendre.
How do you pronounce "clair et net"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clair et net" is \klɛ.ʁ‿e nɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clair et net" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list