clairsemé

\klɛʁ.sə.me\

/\klɛʁ.sə.me\/ adj

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The verdict

“clairsemé” is uncommon French (frequency #95,705 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,705
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui n’est pas serré, en parlant des végétaux, qui n’a pas poussé dru.

Key facts for clairsemé
PropertyValue
Headwordclairsemé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\klɛʁ.sə.me\
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “clairsemé” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). clairsemé lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clairsemé is uncommon French at frequency #95,705 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \klɛʁ.sə.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for clairsemé in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is clairsemé, spelled C-L-A-I-R-S-E-M-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas serré, en parlant des végétaux, qui n’a pas poussé dru.
  2. 2
    Cheveux qui ne sont pas drus, qui sont éloignés les uns des autres.
  3. 3
    Qui se montre de distance en distance.

This word in other languages

sparse(English)ralo(Español)esparso(Português)

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 "clairsemé"?
"clairsemé" is spelled C-L-A-I-R-S-E-M-É. The IPA pronunciation is \klɛʁ.sə.me\.
What does "clairsemé" mean?
As an adjective, "clairsemé" means: Qui n’est pas serré, en parlant des végétaux, qui n’a pas poussé dru.
How do you pronounce "clairsemé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clairsemé" is \klɛʁ.sə.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clairsemé" come from?
"clairsemé" 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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Using “clairsemé”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-L-A-I-R-S-E-M-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \klɛʁ.sə.me\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list