clavo especia
[ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja]
The verdict
“clavo especia” 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) - Capullo seco de la flor del clavero, usado como especia. Se denomina así para evitar confusión con los clavos de metal.
| 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) |
Where “clavo especia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for clavo especia is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja]. 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: "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.
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Using “clavo especia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-L-A-V-O- -E-S-P-E-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklaβ̞o esˈpesja] (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
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.