por los clavos de Cristo
[poɾ los ˈklaβ̞os ð̞e ˈkɾist̪o]
The verdict
“por los clavos de Cristo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 24
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expresión de asombro o sorpresa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-por-los-clavos-de-cristo · por los clavos de Cristo · Spanish
por los clavos de Cristo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 24 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | por los clavos de Cristo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [poɾ los ˈklaβ̞os ð̞e ˈkɾist̪o] |
| Letters | 24 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “por los clavos de Cristo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
por los clavos de Cristo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [poɾ los ˈklaβ̞os ð̞e ˈkɾist̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expresión de asombro o sorpresa.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for por los clavos de Cristo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is por los clavos de Cristo, spelled P-O-R- -L-O-S- -C-L-A-V-O-S- -D-E- -C-R-I-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Expresión de asombro o sorpresa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how por los clavos de Cristo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¡Por los clavos de Cristo! Pase adelante quien fuere, que en pisar mi casa, el mismo rey recibe honra
This word in other languages
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.