Which to use
“cavando” and “clavando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,629
- “cavando” frequency rank
- #42,338
- “clavando” frequency rank
- 81967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cavando | clavando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de cavar. | Gerundio de clavar. |
Where the eye mixes cavando and clavando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cavando and clavando
A purely visual mix-up. cavando ([kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]) and clavando ([klaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cavando is recorded at frequency rank #39,629, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. clavando is at rank #42,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [klaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 81967, this pair ranks #9,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cavando vs clavando
Shared letters: acdnov. Private to "cavando": -. Private to "clavando": l.
"cavando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "clavando" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cavando" for "clavando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cavando" vs "clavando" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cavando" and "clavando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cavando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clavando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cavando" and "clavando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clamando vs clavando". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #9,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.