clavelina

[klaβ̞eˈlina]

/[klaβ̞eˈlina]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de las plantas del género Dianthus.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clavelina · clavelina · Spanish

clavelina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 clavelina
PropertyValue
Headwordclavelina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaβ̞eˈlina]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “clavelina” en español

clavelinaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

clavelina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [klaβ̞eˈlina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

clavelina has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 clavelina, spelled C-L-A-V-E-L-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de las plantas del género Dianthus.
  2. 2
    (Agrostemma githago) Especie de la familia de las cariofiláceas que crece habitualmente en los campos de trigo.
  3. 3
    (Calendula officinalis) Hierba de la familia de las asteráceas.
  4. 4
    (Primula veris) Especie del género Primula, cuyo hábitat comprende la mayor parte de las regiones templadas de Europa y Asia, excepto las zonas más septentrionales, incluido el norte de Escocia.
  5. 5
    (Viola odorata) Especie del género Viola nativa de Europa y de Asia, e introducida en toda América.

Synonyms

neguillabotón de orocaléndulaflor del muertomercadelamaravillaaurículabelloritabellorita blancabellorita de Jarababellorita de orocampanillachocolateraflor de San Joségayadagordolobillohierba de la parálisishierba de San Joséhierba de San Pablohierba de San Pedrohierba de San Pedro menorpan de pecúpaniquesepaniquesetepan y quesillopeculillapichilín de San Joséplataneteprimaveraprimicia de amistadesprimicia del solprímulavelloritavellorita de oroverbásculoyerba de la parálisisyerba de San Pabloyerba de San Pablo menoryerba de San Pedroyerba de San Pedro menoralhelíviolaviola comúnviola de olorviola olorosavioletavioleta acopadavioleta aromáticavioleta blancavioleta comúnvioleta de olorvioleta doblevioleta olorosavioleta purpúreavioleta verdaderavioletónviroleta

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 "clavelina"?
"clavelina" is spelled C-L-A-V-E-L-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [klaβ̞eˈlina].
What does "clavelina" mean?
As a noun, "clavelina" means: Cualquiera de las plantas del género Dianthus.
How do you pronounce "clavelina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clavelina" is [klaβ̞eˈlina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clavelina" come from?
"clavelina" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list