clavier

\kla.vje\

/\kla.vje\/ noun

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The verdict

“clavier” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,532 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,532
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anneau ou chaîne de métal, servant à réunir des clefs.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

clavier vs cuvier
71% similar
clavier vs claviers
88% similar
clavier vs clair
71% similar

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

Key facts for clavier
PropertyValue
Headwordclavier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kla.vje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,532
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “clavier” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). clavier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for clavier is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kla.vje\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,532 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for clavier, with forms such as "calvier", "cclavier", and "claiver". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "cuvier", "claviers", "clair", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is clavier, spelled C-L-A-V-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anneau ou chaîne de métal, servant à réunir des clefs.
  2. 2
    Rangée des touches d’un piano, d’une épinette, d’un clavecin, d’un jeu d’orgues.
  3. 3
    Instrument à clavier, en particulier synthétiseur ou orgue électronique.
  4. 4
    Instrumentiste jouant d’un instrument à clavier.
  5. 5
    Ensemble des touches d'une machine à écrire sur lesquelles on appuie avec les doigts pour écrire.
  6. 6
    Périphérique principal d’entrée constitué de touches et qui permet d’interagir avec un ordinateur.
  7. 7
    Représentation d’un clavier, avec touches tactiles, sur une tablette numérique, un smartphone…
  8. 8
    Gamme, large choix, palette.

Synonyms

registreéventailclaviériste

This word in other languages

keyboard(English)teclado(Español)Klaviatur(Deutsch)teclado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: calvier,cclavier,claiver,claveir,clavierr,clavire,clavvier,cllavier,clvaier,lcavier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

calvier2cclavier1claiver2claveir2clavierr1clavire2clavvier1cllavier1
Edit distance from "clavier"

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 "clavier"?
"clavier" is spelled C-L-A-V-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kla.vje\.
What does "clavier" mean?
As a noun, "clavier" means: Anneau ou chaîne de métal, servant à réunir des clefs.
What words are commonly confused with "clavier"?
"clavier" is commonly confused with "cuvier", "claviers", "clair". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clavier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clavier" is \kla.vje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clavier" come from?
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Using “clavier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-L-A-V-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kla.vje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cuvier” - see the side-by-side comparison. clavier vs cuvier
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list