cluster

\klœs.tœʁ\

/\klœs.tœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“cluster” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,408
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agglomérat d’un petit nombre d’objets.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cluster · cluster · French

cluster · rank #31,408 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,408
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH CNT

Nearest frequency peer: CNT (+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 « cluster »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cluster » 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).

cluster vs coûter
57% similar
cluster vs cutter
71% similar
cluster vs counter
71% similar

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

Key facts for cluster
PropertyValue
Headwordcluster
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\klœs.tœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,408
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cluster »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.clusterse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « CNT » (#31,409), « classicisme » (#31,406), « clasico » (#31,405). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cluster » est au #31,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cluster (IPA \klœs.tœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,408 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cluster, with forms such as "ccluster", "clluster", and "clsuter". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "coûter", "cutter", "counter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cluster, spelled C-L-U-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agglomérat d’un petit nombre d’objets.
  2. 2
    Groupe d’octets.
  3. 3
    Groupe de machines. Grappe de serveurs.
  4. 4
    Résonance de plusieurs notes produites par le poing appliqué sur le clavier (une grappe de sons voisins).
  5. 5
    Regroupement de laboratoires, de centres de recherche, d’entreprises.
  6. 6
    Amas de défauts ponctuels.
  7. 7
    Cas groupés de malades, zone de regroupement de cas, foyer épidémique, foyer de contagion.
  8. 8
    Regroupement d’un grand nombre de marqueurs en un seul, ou en un seul groupe de points, pour faciliter la lecture d’une carte. L’ensemble ainsi créé peut afficher le nombre de points qu'il rassemble, ou prendre la forme d’un cercle dont le diamètre est proportionnel au nombre de points ainsi fusionnés.
  9. 9
    Appartement de grande dimension partagé par plusieurs personnes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le FAT12 contient au maximum 4096 clusters de taille fixe.
  2. Cluster réseau, base de données.

Synonyms

grappegroupefoyer épidémiquegrappe

This word in other languages

cluster(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccluster
  • clluster
  • clsuter
  • clusetr
  • clusster
  • clusterr
  • clustre
  • clustter
  • clutser
  • culster
  • lcuster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccluster1clluster1clsuter2clusetr2clusster1clusterr1clustre2clustter1
Edit distance from "cluster"

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 "cluster"?
"cluster" is spelled C-L-U-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \klœs.tœʁ\.
What does "cluster" mean?
As a noun, "cluster" means: Agglomérat d’un petit nombre d’objets.
What words are commonly confused with "cluster"?
"cluster" is commonly confused with "coûter", "cutter", "counter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cluster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cluster" is \klœs.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cluster" come from?
"cluster" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

clasico#31,405civière#31,403ciblage#31,400chamois#31,397

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

chilienne11 variantscroirais11 variantscurling11 variantsdemeurée11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list