Which to use
“clava” and “clavada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,423
- “clava” frequency rank
- #28,684
- “clavada” frequency rank
- 53107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clava | clavada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palo toscamente labrado, como de un metro de largo, que va aumentando de diámetro desde la empuñadura hasta el extremo opuesto. | Acción o efecto de clavar. |
Where the eye mixes clava and clavada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. clava runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against clavada's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses clava with clavada
A purely visual mix-up. clava ([ˈklaβ̞a]) and clavada ([klaˈβ̞að̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “clava” sits inside “clavada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clava is recorded at frequency rank #24,423, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaβ̞a]. clavada is at rank #28,684, tagged as anoun, pronounced [klaˈβ̞að̞a].
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 53107, this pair ranks #89,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clava vs clavada
Shared letters: aclv. Private to "clava": -. Private to "clavada": d.
"clava" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "clavada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clava" and "clavada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "clava" vs "clavada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "clava" and "clavada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clava" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clavada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clava" and "clavada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clavada vs cuajada". 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 #89,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.