clovisse
\klɔ.vis\
The verdict
“clovisse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit mollusque comestible à coque bivalve ; palourde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-clovisse · clovisse · French
clovisse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clovisse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klɔ.vis\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « clovisse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
clovisse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \klɔ.vis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit mollusque comestible à coque bivalve ; palourde.".
clovisse has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is clovisse, spelled C-L-O-V-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Petit mollusque comestible à coque bivalve ; palourde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how clovisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils étaient trois ou quatre, incurables discutailleurs qui « pantaïllaient » sous le soleil, tout en décapitant des oursins et creusant des clovisses.
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.