clavo de olor
[ˈklaβ̞o ð̞e oˈloɾ]
The verdict
“clavo de olor” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El capullo seco de la flor del clavero, que se usa como especia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clavo de olor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈklaβ̞o ð̞e oˈloɾ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clavo de olor” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for clavo de olor is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaβ̞o ð̞e oˈloɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "El capullo seco de la flor del clavero, que se usa como especia.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for clavo de olor in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented 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 clavo de olor, spelled C-L-A-V-O- -D-E- -O-L-O-R.
Definition
- 1El capullo seco de la flor del clavero, que se usa como especia.
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 “clavo de olor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-A-V-O- -D-E- -O-L-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklaβ̞o ð̞e oˈloɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.