clarifier

\kla.ʁi.fje\

/\kla.ʁi.fje\/ verb

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The verdict

“clarifier” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,430
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre claire une substance trouble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-clarifier · clarifier · French

clarifier · rank #14,430 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,430
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciseaux

Nearest frequency peer: ciseaux (-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 « clarifier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « clarifier » 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).

clarifier vs clarifie
89% similar

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

Key facts for clarifier
PropertyValue
Headwordclarifier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kla.ʁi.fje\
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,430
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « clarifier »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).clarifierse 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 « ciseaux » (#14,429), « commémoration » (#14,431), « consultatif » (#14,432). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « clarifier » est au #14,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around clarifier (IPA \kla.ʁi.fje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,430 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for clarifier, with forms such as "calrifier", "cclarifier", and "clairfier". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "clarifie", 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 clarifier, spelled C-L-A-R-I-F-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre claire une substance trouble.
  2. 2
    Purifier une substance fluide quelconque.
  3. 3
    Clarifier des œufs : séparer le jaune du blanc.
  4. 4
    Rendre plus clair, plus compréhensible.
  5. 5
    Devenir (plus) clair.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il mit son repas à cuire et s’assit sur une vieille bassine noire et volumineuse dont ils se servaient en de rares occasions pour clarifier le saindoux.
  2. Il y a plusieurs manières de clarifier le vin.

This word in other languages

clarify(English)clarificar(Español)klären(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calrifier
  • cclarifier
  • clairfier
  • clarfiier
  • clarifeir
  • clariffier
  • clarifierr
  • clarifire
  • clariifer
  • clarrifier
  • cllarifier
  • clraifier
  • lcarifier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clarifier - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

calrifier2cclarifier1clairfier2clarfiier2clarifeir2clariffier1clarifierr1clarifire2
Edit distance from "clarifier"

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 "clarifier"?
"clarifier" is spelled C-L-A-R-I-F-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kla.ʁi.fje\.
What does "clarifier" mean?
As a verb, "clarifier" means: Rendre claire une substance trouble.
What words are commonly confused with "clarifier"?
"clarifier" is commonly confused with "clarifie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clarifier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clarifier" is \kla.ʁi.fje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clarifier" come from?
"clarifier" 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 "clarifier", 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).

corporelle13 variantscylindre13 variantsDortmund13 variantsacquéreur13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list