client

\kli.jɑ̃\

/\kli.jɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“client” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,655 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,655
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Romain qui se plaçait sous le patronage d’un citoyen noble ou puissant.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

client vs clin
67% similar
client vs Clint
67% similar
client vs clins
67% similar

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

Key facts for client
PropertyValue
Headwordclient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kli.jɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,655
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “client” 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). client 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 client is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kli.jɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,655 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for client, with forms such as "cclient", "cilent", and "cleint". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "clin", "Clint", "clins", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is client, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Romain qui se plaçait sous le patronage d’un citoyen noble ou puissant.
  2. 2
    Celui qui use des soins d’un médecin, d’un chirurgien, d’un dentiste, avocat ou autre membre d’une profession libérale.
  3. 3
    Celui qui achète chez un marchand, qui emploie habituellement un artisan, etc.
  4. 4
    Personne avec laquelle l’on se trouve en relation.
  5. 5
    Logiciel transmettant, par réseau, des requêtes à un serveur auquel il est connecté. Le client est l’une des deux composantes d’une application client-serveur.

Synonyms

consommateurpartenaireacheteurmaître d’ouvragepatient

This word in other languages

customer(English)cliente(Español)Klient(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cclient,cilent,cleint,cliennt,clientt,clietn,clinet,cllient,lcient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of client - 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.

cclient1cilent2cleint2cliennt1clientt1clietn2clinet2cllient1
Edit distance from "client"

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 "client"?
"client" is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kli.jɑ̃\.
What does "client" mean?
As a noun, "client" means: Romain qui se plaçait sous le patronage d’un citoyen noble ou puissant.
What words are commonly confused with "client"?
"client" is commonly confused with "clin", "Clint", "clins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "client"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "client" is \kli.jɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "client" come from?
"client" 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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Using “client”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-L-I-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kli.jɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “clin” - see the side-by-side comparison. client vs clin
  • 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