Cluj

name

The verdict

“Cluj” is uncommon French (frequency #69,692 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,692
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cluj-Napoca.

Key facts for Cluj
PropertyValue
HeadwordCluj
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cluj” 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). Cluj lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cluj is uncommon French at frequency #69,692 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cluj-Napoca.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Cluj in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Cluj, spelled C-L-U-J.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cluj-Napoca.

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 "Cluj"?
"Cluj" is spelled C-L-U-J.
What does "Cluj" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cluj" means: Cluj-Napoca.
What language does "Cluj" come from?
"Cluj" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Cluj”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-L-U-J - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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