clémentine

\kle.mɑ̃.tin\

/\kle.mɑ̃.tin\/ noun

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The verdict

“clémentine” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,669
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fruit comestible du clémentinier, semblable à une petite orange sans pépins et qui appartient à la famille des agrumes. Sont aussi parfois vendus sous cette appellation des tangors de petite taille...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

clémentine vs clémente
80% similar

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

Key facts for clémentine
PropertyValue
Headwordclémentine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kle.mɑ̃.tin\
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,669
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “clémentine” 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). clémentine lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around clémentine (IPA \kle.mɑ̃.tin\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,669 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fruit comestible du clémentinier, semblable à une petite orange sans pépins et qui appartient à la famille des agrumes. Sont aussi parfois vendus sous cette appellation des tangors de petite taille...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for clémentine, with forms such as "cclémentine", "clementine", and "cllémentine". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "clémente", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is clémentine, spelled C-L-É-M-E-N-T-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruit comestible du clémentinier, semblable à une petite orange sans pépins et qui appartient à la famille des agrumes. Sont aussi parfois vendus sous cette appellation des tangors de petite taille, divers hybrides de mandariniers comme les clémenvillas ainsi que des satsumas (Citrus unshiu) et des hybrides de satsuma.

This word in other languages

clementine(English)Clementine(Deutsch)tangerina(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclémentine
  • clementine
  • cllémentine
  • clméentine
  • cléemntine
  • clémenitne
  • clémenntine
  • clémentien
  • clémentinne
  • clémentnie
  • clémenttine
  • clémetnine
  • clémmentine
  • clémnetine
  • célmentine
  • lcémentine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclémentine1clementine1cllémentine1clméentine2cléemntine2clémenitne2clémenntine1clémentien2
Edit distance from "clémentine"

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 "clémentine"?
"clémentine" is spelled C-L-É-M-E-N-T-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kle.mɑ̃.tin\.
What does "clémentine" mean?
As a noun, "clémentine" means: Fruit comestible du clémentinier, semblable à une petite orange sans pépins et qui appartient à la famille des agrumes. Sont aussi parfois vendus sous cette appellation des tangors de petite taille...
What words are commonly confused with "clémentine"?
"clémentine" is commonly confused with "clémente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clémentine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clémentine" is \kle.mɑ̃.tin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clémentine" come from?
"clémentine" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “clémentine”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-L-É-M-E-N-T-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kle.mɑ̃.tin\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “clémente” - see the side-by-side comparison. clémentine vs clémente
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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