clavero

[klaˈβ̞eɾo]

/[klaˈβ̞eɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“clavero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,363 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,363
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Syzygium aromaticum) Árbol tropical de la familia de las Mirtáceas, flores blancas de cinco pétalos en corimbo con cáliz rojo, cuyos capullos son utilizados como especia culinaria por su agradable...

Key facts for clavero
PropertyValue
Headwordclavero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaˈβ̞eɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “clavero” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). clavero lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clavero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,363 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klaˈβ̞eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Syzygium aromaticum) Árbol tropical de la familia de las Mirtáceas, flores blancas de cinco pétalos en corimbo con cáliz rojo, cuyos capullos son utilizados como especia culinaria por su agradable...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for clavero, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is clavero, spelled C-L-A-V-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Syzygium aromaticum) Árbol tropical de la familia de las Mirtáceas, flores blancas de cinco pétalos en corimbo con cáliz rojo, cuyos capullos son utilizados como especia culinaria por su agradable olor. Sus frutos son rojos. La especia tiene también propiedades terapéuticas y farmacológicas.

Synonyms

clavo de especiaclavo de olor

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 "clavero"?
"clavero" is spelled C-L-A-V-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [klaˈβ̞eɾo].
What does "clavero" mean?
As a noun, "clavero" means: (Syzygium aromaticum) Árbol tropical de la familia de las Mirtáceas, flores blancas de cinco pétalos en corimbo con cáliz rojo, cuyos capullos son utilizados como especia culinaria por su agradable...
How do you pronounce "clavero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clavero" is [klaˈβ̞eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clavero" come from?
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Using “clavero”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-A-V-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [klaˈβ̞eɾo] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list