Clairvaux

\klɛʁ.vo\

/\klɛʁ.vo\/ name

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The verdict

“Clairvaux” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,185
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien nom de Clairvaux-d’Aveyron.

Corpus desk

Index FR-clairvaux · Clairvaux · French

Clairvaux · rank #40,185 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,185
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH circonscrit

Nearest frequency peer: circonscrit (-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 « Clairvaux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Clairvaux » 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
Key facts for Clairvaux
PropertyValue
HeadwordClairvaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\klɛʁ.vo\
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,185
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Clairvaux »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « circonscrit » (#40,184), « cliniquement » (#40,186), « chérir » (#40,183). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Clairvaux » est au #40,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Clairvaux (IPA \klɛʁ.vo\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,185 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clairvaux, with forms such as "calirvaux", "cclairvaux", and "clairavux". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Clairvaux, spelled C-L-A-I-R-V-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancien nom de Clairvaux-d’Aveyron.
  2. 2
    Ancienne abbaye, qui est devenue, depuis 1804, une prison centrale située sur le territoire de la commune de Ville-sous-la-Ferté.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il les connaissait toutes, et Sainte-Pélagie, et le Mont-Saint-Michel, et Belle-Île-en-Mer, et Clairvaux, et les cachots transitoires, et les pontons empoisonnés, riant encore à certains souvenirs, disant le refuge qu’il avait partout trouvé dans sa libre conscience.
  2. Depuis leur arrivée à Clairvaux, ils ont donc été soumis à une « séquestration absolue » ». Le directeur Salaville abusait de son pouvoir et repoussait toute réclamation.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calirvaux
  • cclairvaux
  • clairavux
  • clairrvaux
  • clairvauxx
  • clairvaxu
  • clairvuax
  • clairvvaux
  • claivraux
  • clarivaux
  • cliarvaux
  • cllairvaux
  • lcairvaux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Clairvaux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

calirvaux2cclairvaux1clairavux2clairrvaux1clairvauxx1clairvaxu2clairvuax2clairvvaux1
Edit distance from "Clairvaux"

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 "Clairvaux"?
"Clairvaux" is spelled C-L-A-I-R-V-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \klɛʁ.vo\.
What does "Clairvaux" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clairvaux" means: Ancien nom de Clairvaux-d’Aveyron.
What are common misspellings of "Clairvaux"?
Common misspellings include "calirvaux", "cclairvaux", "clairavux", "clairrvaux", "clairvauxx". The correct spelling is "Clairvaux".
How do you pronounce "Clairvaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clairvaux" is \klɛʁ.vo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Clairvaux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list