claques

\klak\

/\klak\/ noun

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The verdict

“claques” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,570. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,570
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-claques · claques · French

claques · rank #21,570 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,570
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH citoyennes

Nearest frequency peer: citoyennes (-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 « claques »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « claques » 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).

claques vs claus
71% similar
claques vs clique
71% similar
claques vs craque
71% similar

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

Key facts for claques
PropertyValue
Headwordclaques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\klak\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,570
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « claques »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.claquesse 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 « citoyennes » (#21,569), « coefficients » (#21,571), « citadins » (#21,568). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « claques » est au #21,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around claques (IPA \klak\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,570 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de claque.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for claques, with forms such as "calques", "cclaques", and "claqeus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "claus", "clique", "craque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is claques, spelled C-L-A-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de claque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elle a reçu une bonne paire de claques.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calques
  • cclaques
  • claqeus
  • claqques
  • claquess
  • claquse
  • clauqes
  • cllaques
  • clqaues
  • lcaques

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

calques2cclaques1claqeus2claqques1claquess1claquse2clauqes2cllaques1
Edit distance from "claques"

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 "claques"?
"claques" is spelled C-L-A-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \klak\.
What does "claques" mean?
As a noun, "claques" means: Pluriel de claque.
What words are commonly confused with "claques"?
"claques" is commonly confused with "claus", "clique", "craque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "claques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claques" is \klak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "claques" come from?
"claques" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list