Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claes

/kleːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
claes
IPA
/kleːz/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

clothes

Etymology

Variant of clathes, from Middle English clathes, from Old English clāþas (“clothes”), plural of clāþ (“cloth”). More at clothes.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: clathes, clāþas

Rhymes With

days ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays rays

Questions

How do you pronounce claes?
The recorded pronunciation is /kleːz/.
What does claes mean?
clothes
Where does claes come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce claes

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “claes”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kleːz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “claes”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “claes” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.