clonar

/klu.ˈnaɾ/

//klu.ˈnaɾ// verb

The verdict

“clonar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,745
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - realizar criação de clone

Corpus desk

Index PT-clonar · clonar · Portuguese

clonar · rank #46,745 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,745
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cirurgicamente

Nearest frequency peer: cirurgicamente (-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 “clonar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clonar” 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).

clonar vs cona
67% similar
clonar vs colar
67% similar
clonar vs clone
67% similar

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

Key facts for clonar
PropertyValue
Headwordclonar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/klu.ˈnaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,745
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “clonar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cirurgicamente” (#46,744), “cibersegurança” (#46,742), “Christ” (#46,740). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “clonar” fica em #46,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around clonar (IPA /klu.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,745 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for clonar, with forms such as "cclonar", "cllonar", and "clnoar". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "cona", "colar", "clone", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is clonar, spelled C-L-O-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    realizar criação de clone
  2. 2
    ter imitada informação indentificadora veicular em outro automóvel de características semelhantes de forma que o que imita possa se passar pelo imitado
  3. 3
    ter imitada informação indentificadora em um outro aparelho de forma que o que imita possa se passar pelo imitado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclonar
  • cllonar
  • clnoar
  • cloanr
  • clonarr
  • clonnar
  • clonra
  • colnar
  • lconar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclonar1cllonar1clnoar2cloanr2clonarr1clonnar1clonra2colnar2
Edit distance from "clonar"

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 "clonar"?
"clonar" is spelled C-L-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /klu.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "clonar" mean?
As a verb, "clonar" means: realizar criação de clone
What words are commonly confused with "clonar"?
"clonar" is commonly confused with "cona", "colar", "clone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clonar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clonar" is /klu.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clonar" come from?
"clonar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list