clavada

[klaˈβ̞að̞a]

/[klaˈβ̞að̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“clavada” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,684. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,684
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de clavar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clavada · clavada · Spanish

clavada · rank #28,684 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,684
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH circundantes

Nearest frequency peer: circundantes (-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 rango junto al imán ortográfico “clavada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “clavada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

clavada vs clavar
71% similar
clavada vs clavan
71% similar
clavada vs clavado
86% similar

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

Key facts for clavada
PropertyValue
Headwordclavada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaˈβ̞að̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,684
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “clavada”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.clavadacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “circundantes” (#28,683), “cobrará” (#28,685), “cobros” (#28,686). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clavada” va en #28,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around clavada (IPA [klaˈβ̞að̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,684 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for clavada, with forms such as "calvada", "cclavada", and "claavda". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "clavar", "clavan", "clavado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is clavada, spelled C-L-A-V-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de clavar.
  2. 2
    En ajedrez, situación de una pieza atacada que no se debe mover ya que tras ella está el rey o una pieza de mayor valor.
  3. 3
    Cuando algo tiene un precio excesivo respecto a lo que debería costar.
  4. 4
    Variante de clavado.

Synonyms

clavado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calvada
  • cclavada
  • claavda
  • clabada
  • clavaad
  • clavadda
  • clavdaa
  • clavvada
  • cllavada
  • clvaada
  • lcavada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

calvada2cclavada1claavda2clabada1clavaad2clavadda1clavdaa2clavvada1
Edit distance from "clavada"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clavada"?
"clavada" is spelled C-L-A-V-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [klaˈβ̞að̞a].
What does "clavada" mean?
As a noun, "clavada" means: Acción o efecto de clavar.
What words are commonly confused with "clavada"?
"clavada" is commonly confused with "clavar", "clavan", "clavado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clavada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clavada" is [klaˈβ̞að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clavada" come from?
"clavada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cobrará#28,685chancho#28,677carrete#28,671carnero#28,670

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

caribeño11 variantsconsuela11 variantscustodio11 variantsdebutar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list