clavelina
[klaβ̞eˈlina]
The verdict
“clavelina” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de las plantas del género Dianthus.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clavelina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [klaβ̞eˈlina] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clavelina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for clavelina is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [klaβ̞eˈlina]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Cualquiera de las plantas del género Dianthus.
- 2(Agrostemma githago) Especie de la familia de las cariofiláceas que crece habitualmente en los campos de trigo.
- 3(Calendula officinalis) Hierba de la familia de las asteráceas.
- 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(Viola odorata) Especie del género Viola nativa de Europa y de Asia, e introducida en toda América.
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.
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Using “clavelina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-A-V-E-L-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [klaβ̞eˈlina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.