claro

/ˈkla.ɾu/

//ˈkla.ɾu// adj

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The verdict

“claro” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #385. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#385
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que clareia, ilumina

Corpus desk

Index PT-claro · claro · Portuguese

claro · rank #385 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #385
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH amigo

Nearest frequency peer: amigo (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “claro”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “claro” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

claro vs coro
60% similar
claro vs czar
60% similar
claro vs colar
60% similar

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

Key facts for claro
PropertyValue
Headwordclaro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkla.ɾu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#385
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “claro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).clarocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “amigo” (#384), “ajudar” (#383), “Tal” (#382). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “claro” fica em #385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around claro (IPA /ˈkla.ɾu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #385 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for claro, with forms such as "calro", "cclaro", and "claor". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coro", "czar", "colar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is claro, spelled C-L-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que clareia, ilumina
  2. 2
    que recebe luz
  3. 3
    que reflete bem a luz
  4. 4
    transparente, cristalino
  5. 5
    sem nuvens
  6. 6
    nítido à vista
  7. 7
    diz-se de cor pouco carregada, leve, quase branca
  8. 8
    diz-se de algo que possui essa cor
  9. 9
    que tem boa percepção (diz-se de sentido tal como a audição, a visão etc.)
  10. 10
    que se evidencia
  11. 11
    que possui som vibrante, que tem bom timbre
  12. 12
    que é compreensível, fácil de entender, patente, óbvio

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A luz clara da lua.
  2. O apartamento fica bastante claro nesta hora do dia.

Synonyms

brilhanteluminoso

Antonyms

escuromelânio

This word in other languages

clear(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calro
  • cclaro
  • claor
  • clarro
  • cllaro
  • clrao
  • lcaro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

calro2cclaro1claor2clarro1cllaro1clrao2lcaro2
Edit distance from "claro"

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 "claro"?
"claro" is spelled C-L-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkla.ɾu/.
What does "claro" mean?
As an adjective, "claro" means: que clareia, ilumina
What words are commonly confused with "claro"?
"claro" is commonly confused with "coro", "czar", "colar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "claro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claro" is /ˈkla.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "claro" come from?
"claro" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amigo#384desse#391livro#378dessa#375

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

passar7 variantsinício7 variantsnorte7 variantscinco7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list