Which to use
“clan” and “clavo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,967
- “clan” frequency rank
- #9,776
- “clavo” frequency rank
- 17743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clan | clavo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grupo de personas con un vínculo de sangre o parentesco, que establece derechos y obligaciones entre sí. | Pequeña barra de metal delgada y puntiaguda, que se inserta en tablas, paredes y tabiques con un martillo, con el propósito de sujetar o pegar. |
Where the eye mixes clan and clavo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clan and clavo
A purely visual mix-up. clan ([ˈklãn]) and clavo ([ˈklaβ̞o]) 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 17743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clan is recorded at frequency rank #7,967, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklãn]. clavo is at rank #9,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaβ̞o].
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 17743, this pair ranks #270,885 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clan vs clavo
Shared letters: acl. Private to "clan": n. Private to "clavo": ov.
"clan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "clavo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clan" and "clavo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "clan" or "clavo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clavo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,885 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clan" and "clavo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Charo vs clavo". 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 #270,885 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.