clandestin

\klɑ̃.dɛs.tɛ̃\

/\klɑ̃.dɛs.tɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“clandestin” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,835
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se fait en cachette et contre les lois ou la morale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-clandestin · clandestin · French

clandestin · rank #15,835 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,835
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH choisissant

Nearest frequency peer: choisissant (-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 « clandestin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « clandestin » 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).

clandestin vs clandestins
91% similar
clandestin vs clandestine
91% similar
clandestin vs clandestines
83% similar

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

Key facts for clandestin
PropertyValue
Headwordclandestin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\klɑ̃.dɛs.tɛ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,835
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « clandestin »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).clandestinse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « choisissant » (#15,834), « commentateur » (#15,836), « cheveu » (#15,833). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « clandestin » est au #15,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around clandestin (IPA \klɑ̃.dɛs.tɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,835 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui se fait en cachette et contre les lois ou la morale.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for clandestin, with forms such as "calndestin", "cclandestin", and "cladnestin". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "clandestins", "clandestine", "clandestines", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 clandestin, spelled C-L-A-N-D-E-S-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se fait en cachette et contre les lois ou la morale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J'avais, par conséquent, toutes les chances de pouvoir prendre part à une de ces clandestines parties dont la curiosité m'était venue au procès d'André-le-Belge, […].
  2. La direction nationale du Parti communiste, dans sa presse clandestine, dans ses tracts, attaquait toujours plutôt Vichy que l'occupant.

This word in other languages

clandestine(English)clandestino(Español)heimlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calndestin
  • cclandestin
  • cladnestin
  • clanddestin
  • clandesitn
  • clandesstin
  • clandestinn
  • clandestni
  • clandesttin
  • clandetsin
  • clandsetin
  • clanedstin
  • clanndestin
  • cllandestin
  • clnadestin
  • lcandestin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

calndestin2cclandestin1cladnestin2clanddestin1clandesitn2clandesstin1clandestinn1clandestni2
Edit distance from "clandestin"

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 "clandestin"?
"clandestin" is spelled C-L-A-N-D-E-S-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \klɑ̃.dɛs.tɛ̃\.
What does "clandestin" mean?
As an adjective, "clandestin" means: Qui se fait en cachette et contre les lois ou la morale.
What words are commonly confused with "clandestin"?
"clandestin" is commonly confused with "clandestins", "clandestine", "clandestines". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clandestin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clandestin" is \klɑ̃.dɛs.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clandestin" come from?
"clandestin" 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 "clandestin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

débarquent#15,858dénouement#15,863déplorable#15,865génériques#15,896

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

commentateur16 variantsimpressionner16 variantsinclinaison16 variantsrevêtement16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list