claustro
\klɔ.stʁo\
The verdict
“claustro” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de claustrophobie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-claustro · claustro · French
claustro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | claustro |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klɔ.stʁo\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
claustro is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \klɔ.stʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de claustrophobie.".
No misspelling variants are generated for claustro in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 claustro, spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de claustrophobie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how claustro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Me déplacer ne me pose d’ailleurs pas moins de psychouses : le train me donne de la claustro, l’avion du vertigo, l’auto de la parano, le vélo du lumbago et le métro de la rhino.
Les quatre murs jaunes et verts qui m’entourent se resserrent et me donnent la claustro. La voie lactée restant la seule issue de secours pour m’enfuir de là, je plonge dedans comme dans un bain brûlant.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.