Clavicembalo

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The verdict

“Clavicembalo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historisches Tasteninstrument

Corpus desk

Index DE-clavicembalo · Clavicembalo · German

Clavicembalo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Clavicembalo
PropertyValue
HeadwordClavicembalo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Clavicembalo“ im Deutschen

Clavicembaloliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Clavicembalo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "historisches Tasteninstrument".

Clavicembalo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Clavicembalo, spelled C-L-A-V-I-C-E-M-B-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    historisches Tasteninstrument

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Akkord-Instrument bildet auch hier die Grundlage, also das Clavicembalo alternierend mit der Orgel.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Clavicembalo"?
"Clavicembalo" is spelled C-L-A-V-I-C-E-M-B-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Clavicembalo" mean?
As a noun, "Clavicembalo" means: historisches Tasteninstrument
How do you pronounce "Clavicembalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clavicembalo" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Clavicembalo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list