claustro

/ˈklawʃ.tɾu/

//ˈklawʃ.tɾu// noun

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The verdict

“claustro” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,788
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pátio interior de um convento

Corpus desk

Index PT-claustro · claustro · Portuguese

claustro · rank #47,788 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,788
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cinéfilo

Nearest frequency peer: cinéfilo (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “claustro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “claustro” 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).

claustro vs castro
75% similar

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

Key facts for claustro
PropertyValue
Headwordclaustro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈklawʃ.tɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,788
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “claustro”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).claustrocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cinéfilo” (#47,785), “coautor” (#47,791), “conceptual” (#47,797). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “claustro” fica em #47,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around claustro (IPA /ˈklawʃ.tɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,788 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for claustro, with forms such as "calustro", "cclaustro", and "clasutro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "castro", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is claustro, spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pátio interior de um convento
  2. 2
    vida monástica
  3. 3
    convento

This word in other languages

cloister(English)claustro(Español)cloître(Français)Kreuzgang(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calustro
  • cclaustro
  • clasutro
  • clausrto
  • clausstro
  • claustor
  • claustrro
  • clausttro
  • clautsro
  • cllaustro
  • cluastro
  • lcaustro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

calustro2cclaustro1clasutro2clausrto2clausstro1claustor2claustrro1clausttro1
Edit distance from "claustro"

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 "claustro"?
"claustro" is spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈklawʃ.tɾu/.
What does "claustro" mean?
As a noun, "claustro" means: pátio interior de um convento
What words are commonly confused with "claustro"?
"claustro" is commonly confused with "castro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "claustro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claustro" is /ˈklawʃ.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "claustro" come from?
"claustro" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cinéfilo#47,785cavalete#47,774calafrio#47,764assobiar#47,736

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

desperto12 variantsimperioso12 variantsimpetuoso12 variantsmeridiano12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list