clavo especia

[ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja]

/[ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capullo seco de la flor del clavero, usado como especia. Se denomina así para evitar confusión con los clavos de metal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clavo-especia · clavo especia · Spanish

clavo especia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 clavo especia
PropertyValue
Headwordclavo especia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “clavo especia” en español

clavo especiano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

clavo especia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capullo seco de la flor del clavero, usado como especia. Se denomina así para evitar confusión con los clavos de metal.".

clavo especia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is clavo especia, spelled C-L-A-V-O- -E-S-P-E-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capullo seco de la flor del clavero, usado como especia. Se denomina así para evitar confusión con los clavos de metal.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clavo especia"?
"clavo especia" is spelled C-L-A-V-O- -E-S-P-E-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja].
What does "clavo especia" mean?
As a phrase, "clavo especia" means: Capullo seco de la flor del clavero, usado como especia. Se denomina así para evitar confusión con los clavos de metal.
How do you pronounce "clavo especia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clavo especia" is [ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clavo especia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list