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clavo

Spanish, noun

clavo is spelled C-L-A-V-O (5 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,778th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clavo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “nail, spike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of clavar. With an accent, clavó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of clavar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pequeña barra de metal delgada y puntiaguda, que se inserta en tablas, paredes y tabiques con un martillo…”.

What does clavo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinenail, spike

  2. 2

    masculineclove

  3. 3

    masculinecorn (callus)

  4. 4

    masculineheadache

  5. 5

    masculinescab

  6. 6

    masculinespike (of shoes, cleats)

  7. 7

    masculineslangstash

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of clavar

verb

as clavó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of clavar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Pequeña barra de metal delgada y puntiaguda, que se inserta en tablas, paredes y tabiques con un martillo, con el propósito de sujetar o pegar. 2. Capullo seco de la flor del clavero, que es muy aromático y se usa como especia. 3. Callo duro y de forma piramidal, que se cría regularmente sobre los dedos de los pies. 4. Daño o perjuicio que uno recibe.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of clavo

  • clavos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to clavo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is clavo in Spanish?

clavo appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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