clercs

\klɛʁ\

/\klɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“clercs” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,151
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-clercs · clercs · French

clercs · rank #24,151 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,151
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cicéron

Nearest frequency peer: Cicéron (-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 « clercs »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « clercs » 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).

clercs vs clés
50% similar
clercs vs clics
67% similar
clercs vs clergé
67% similar

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

Key facts for clercs
PropertyValue
Headwordclercs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\klɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,151
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « clercs »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.clercsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Cicéron » (#24,150), « clochard » (#24,152), « choisira » (#24,149). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « clercs » est au #24,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around clercs (IPA \klɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,151 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de clerc.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for clercs, with forms such as "cclercs", "celrcs", and "clecrs". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "clés", "clics", "clergé", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is clercs, spelled C-L-E-R-C-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de clerc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lorsque la troupe des pastoureaux entra dans Orléans, le jour de saint Barnabas, l’évêque de cette ville interdit à tous ses clercs d’assister à ses prédications ; car, disait-il, ce sont les souricières du diable.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclercs
  • celrcs
  • clecrs
  • clerccs
  • clercss
  • clerrcs
  • clersc
  • cllercs
  • clrecs
  • lcercs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clercs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cclercs1celrcs2clecrs2clerccs1clercss1clerrcs1clersc2cllercs1
Edit distance from "clercs"

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 "clercs"?
"clercs" is spelled C-L-E-R-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is \klɛʁ\.
What does "clercs" mean?
As a noun, "clercs" means: Pluriel de clerc.
What words are commonly confused with "clercs"?
"clercs" is commonly confused with "clés", "clics", "clergé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clercs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clercs" is \klɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clercs" come from?
"clercs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

closes#24,153chiots#24,147config#24,162courez#24,168

Similar misspelling depth

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

chilien10 variantscoulant10 variantscésars10 variantsbiberon10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list