clavo especia
[ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja]
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.
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clavo especia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “clavo especia” en español
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
- 1Capullo 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.