clothed

\ˈkloʊðd\

/\ˈkloʊðd\/ verb

The verdict

“clothed” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-clothed · clothed · French

clothed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for clothed
PropertyValue
Headwordclothed
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈkloʊðd\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « clothed » en français

clothedreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clothed is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈkloʊðd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for clothed, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 clothed, spelled C-L-O-T-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prétérit de clothe.
  2. 2
    Participe passé de clothe.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clothed"?
"clothed" is spelled C-L-O-T-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkloʊðd\.
What does "clothed" mean?
As a verb, "clothed" means: Prétérit de clothe.
How do you pronounce "clothed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clothed" is \ˈkloʊðd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clothed" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list