clavan

[ˈklaβ̞ãn]

/[ˈklaβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“clavan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,417
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clavar o de clavarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clavan · clavan · Spanish

clavan · rank #35,417 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,417
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciruelas

Nearest frequency peer: ciruelas (-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 “clavan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clavan” 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).

clavan vs clave
67% similar
clavan vs clavo
67% similar
clavan vs clean
67% similar

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

Key facts for clavan
PropertyValue
Headwordclavan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklaβ̞ãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,417
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “clavan”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.clavancae 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 “ciruelas” (#35,416), “cohecho” (#35,418), “chingón” (#35,415). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clavan” va en #35,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around clavan (IPA [ˈklaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,417 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clavar o de clavarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for clavan, with forms such as "calvan", "cclavan", and "claavn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "clave", "clavo", "clean", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is clavan, spelled C-L-A-V-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clavar o de clavarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calvan
  • cclavan
  • claavn
  • claban
  • clavann
  • clavna
  • clavvan
  • cllavan
  • clvaan
  • lcavan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clavan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

calvan2cclavan1claavn2claban1clavann1clavna2clavvan1cllavan1
Edit distance from "clavan"

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 "clavan"?
"clavan" is spelled C-L-A-V-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaβ̞ãn].
What does "clavan" mean?
As a verb, "clavan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clavar o de clavarse.
What words are commonly confused with "clavan"?
"clavan" is commonly confused with "clave", "clavo", "clean". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clavan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clavan" is [ˈklaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clavan" come from?
"clavan" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

charro#35,413canelo#35,397calzas#35,394cueros#35,443

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cohecho10 variantscasamos10 variantscarritos10 variantscarmesí10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list