clam

adv

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The verdict

“clam” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,920 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,920
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ocultamente, às escondidas

Corpus desk

Index PT-clam · clam · Portuguese

clam · rank #81,920 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,920
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cifrão

Nearest frequency peer: cifrão (-3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “clam”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “clam” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clam
PropertyValue
Headwordclam
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “clam” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).clamcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cifrão” (#81,917), “colagénio” (#81,927), “confidência” (#81,937). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “clam” fica em #81,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clam is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,920 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ocultamente, às escondidas".

No misspelling variants are generated for clam in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is clam, spelled C-L-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ocultamente, às escondidas

Antonyms

palam

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clam"?
"clam" is spelled C-L-A-M.
What does "clam" mean?
As an adverb, "clam" means: ocultamente, às escondidas
What language does "clam" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lame#82,201Noël#82,289oiça#81,505hier#81,340

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list