cloison

\klwa.zɔ̃\

/\klwa.zɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“cloison” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,518
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de petit mur peu épais servant à la distribution d’un appartement ou d’un bâtiment quelconque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cloison · cloison · French

cloison · rank #24,518 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,518
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH codage

Nearest frequency peer: codage (+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 « cloison »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cloison » 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).

cloison vs cloisons
88% similar
cloison vs croisons
75% similar
cloison vs clairon
71% similar

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

Key facts for cloison
PropertyValue
Headwordcloison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\klwa.zɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,518
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cloison »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).cloisonse 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 « codage » (#24,519), « Châteauroux » (#24,516), « coincer » (#24,520). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cloison » est au #24,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cloison (IPA \klwa.zɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,518 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cloison, with forms such as "ccloison", "clioson", and "clloison". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cloisons", "croisons", "clairon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cloison, spelled C-L-O-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de petit mur peu épais servant à la distribution d’un appartement ou d’un bâtiment quelconque.
  2. 2
    Séparations intérieures d’un navire.
  3. 3
    Membranes qui divisent l’intérieur des fruits et qui forment des loges où sont renfermées les graines.
  4. 4
    Partie destinée à séparer deux cavités l’une de l’autre ou à diviser une cavité principale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lorsque l'œil était fait à cette pénurie de lumière, il distinguait, placées tout autour, ces pudibondes cloisons en usage dans les restaurants anglais. Ainsi, chaque buveur était bien seul dans sa cellule, tout à son breuvage, tout à son ivresse.
  2. Cloison étanche.

Synonyms

septum

This word in other languages

partition(English)tabique(Español)Zwischenwand(Deutsch)parede(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccloison
  • clioson
  • clloison
  • cloiosn
  • cloisno
  • cloisonn
  • cloisson
  • closion
  • colison
  • lcoison

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccloison1clioson2clloison1cloiosn2cloisno2cloisonn1cloisson1closion2
Edit distance from "cloison"

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 "cloison"?
"cloison" is spelled C-L-O-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \klwa.zɔ̃\.
What does "cloison" mean?
As a noun, "cloison" means: Espèce de petit mur peu épais servant à la distribution d’un appartement ou d’un bâtiment quelconque.
What words are commonly confused with "cloison"?
"cloison" is commonly confused with "cloisons", "croisons", "clairon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cloison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cloison" is \klwa.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cloison" come from?
"cloison" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coincer#24,520chantée#24,513compote#24,524carrées#24,510

Similar misspelling depth

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

colossal10 variantscanettes10 variantscandide10 variantscrevette10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list