clapets

\kla.pɛ\

/\kla.pɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“clapets” is uncommon French (frequency #72,188 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,188
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de clapet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-clapets · clapets · French

clapets · rank #72,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,188
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH clanique

Nearest frequency peer: clanique (-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 « clapets »

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 « clapets » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clapets
PropertyValue
Headwordclapets
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kla.pɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,188
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « clapets » en français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « clanique » (#72,187), « clarins » (#72,189), « clameurs » (#72,186). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « clapets » est au #72,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clapets is uncommon French at frequency #72,188 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kla.pɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de clapet.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for clapets, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is clapets, spelled C-L-A-P-E-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de clapet.

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 "clapets"?
"clapets" is spelled C-L-A-P-E-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kla.pɛ\.
What does "clapets" mean?
As a noun, "clapets" means: Pluriel de clapet.
How do you pronounce "clapets"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clapets" is \kla.pɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clapets" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clarins#72,189Clauzel#72,192churros#72,180chronic#72,179

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list