clavas

[ˈklaβ̞as]

/[ˈklaβ̞as]/ verb

The verdict

“clavas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,457 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,457
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de clavar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clavas · clavas · Spanish

clavas · rank #51,457 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,457
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH citi

Nearest frequency peer: citi (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “clavas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “clavas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clavas
PropertyValue
Headwordclavas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklaβ̞as]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “clavas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).clavascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “citi” (#51,456), “ciclovías” (#51,455), “cofrade” (#51,459). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clavas” va en #51,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clavas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,457 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈklaβ̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de clavar.".

clavas has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 clavas, spelled C-L-A-V-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de clavar.

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 "clavas"?
"clavas" is spelled C-L-A-V-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaβ̞as].
What does "clavas" mean?
As a verb, "clavas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de clavar.
How do you pronounce "clavas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clavas" is [ˈklaβ̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clavas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list