climat

\kli.mɑ\

/\kli.mɑ\/ noun

The verdict

“climat” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,070 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,070
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des statistiques décrivant les conditions météorologiques moyennes (température, précipitations, humidité, vent, etc.) et leur variabilité dans une région donnée, observées sur une période...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

climat vs Clint
50% similar
climat vs climats
86% similar
climat vs climate
86% similar

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

Key facts for climat
PropertyValue
Headwordclimat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kli.mɑ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,070
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “climat” 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). climat 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 climat is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kli.mɑ\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,070 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 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 climat, with forms such as "cclimat", "cilmat", and "cliamt". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Clint", "climats", "climate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is climat, spelled C-L-I-M-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des statistiques décrivant les conditions météorologiques moyennes (température, précipitations, humidité, vent, etc.) et leur variabilité dans une région donnée, observées sur une période d’au moins 30 ans.
  2. 2
    Pays.
  3. 3
    Atmosphère ; ambiance.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cclimat,cilmat,cliamt,climatt,climmat,climta,cllimat,clmiat,lcimat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclimat1cilmat2cliamt2climatt1climmat1climta2cllimat1clmiat2
Edit distance from "climat"

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 "climat"?
"climat" is spelled C-L-I-M-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kli.mɑ\.
What does "climat" mean?
As a noun, "climat" means: Ensemble des statistiques décrivant les conditions météorologiques moyennes (température, précipitations, humidité, vent, etc.) et leur variabilité dans une région donnée, observées sur une période...
What words are commonly confused with "climat"?
"climat" is commonly confused with "Clint", "climats", "climate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "climat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "climat" is \kli.mɑ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "climat" come from?
"climat" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “climat”

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

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