Clotilde

\klɔ.tild\

/\klɔ.tild\/ name

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The verdict

“Clotilde” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,670. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,670
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-clotilde · Clotilde · French

Clotilde · rank #26,670 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,670
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH clôturer

Nearest frequency peer: clôturer (+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 « Clotilde »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Clotilde » 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
Key facts for Clotilde
PropertyValue
HeadwordClotilde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\klɔ.tild\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,670
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Clotilde »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Clotildese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « clôturer » (#26,671), « Christmas » (#26,668), « CM1 » (#26,672). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Clotilde » est au #26,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Clotilde (IPA \klɔ.tild\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,670 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clotilde, with forms such as "cclotilde", "cllotilde", and "cloitlde". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Clotilde, spelled C-L-O-T-I-L-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle était bien belle, mais maintenant, mon ange, tu es bien plus belle qu’elle… et le mariage avec Clotilde est si bien rompu, que rien ne pourra le remmancher, dit tout bas la duchesse à Léontine.
  2. Les Fontbalduciennes, peut-être par jalousie, peut-être parce qu’elles avaient réellement peur, conseillèrent à Clotilde d’en parler au curé de Saint-Sulpice de Royan. *

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclotilde
  • cllotilde
  • cloitlde
  • clotidle
  • clotildde
  • clotiled
  • clotillde
  • clotlide
  • clottilde
  • cltoilde
  • coltilde
  • lcotilde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclotilde1cllotilde1cloitlde2clotidle2clotildde1clotiled2clotillde1clotlide2
Edit distance from "Clotilde"

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 "Clotilde"?
"Clotilde" is spelled C-L-O-T-I-L-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \klɔ.tild\.
What does "Clotilde" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clotilde" means: Prénom féminin.
What are common misspellings of "Clotilde"?
Common misspellings include "cclotilde", "cllotilde", "cloitlde", "clotidle", "clotildde". The correct spelling is "Clotilde".
How do you pronounce "Clotilde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clotilde" is \klɔ.tild\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Clotilde" come from?
"Clotilde" 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 "Clotilde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clôturer#26,671consumer#26,678coquette#26,679couillon#26,682

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

coréennes12 variantsCassandre12 variantsCassandra12 variantscalorique12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list