Which to use
“clava” and “culata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,423
- “clava” frequency rank
- #20,326
- “culata” frequency rank
- 44749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clava | culata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palo toscamente labrado, como de un metro de largo, que va aumentando de diámetro desde la empuñadura hasta el extremo opuesto. | Parte posterior de un arma de fuego que se sujeta con la mano al empuñarla o se apoya sobre el hombro. |
Where the eye mixes clava and culata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clava runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against culata's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between clava and culata
A purely visual mix-up. clava ([ˈklaβ̞a]) and culata ([kuˈlat̪a]) 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 44749, 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]. culata is at rank #20,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kuˈlat̪a].
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 44749, this pair ranks #135,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clava vs culata
Shared letters: acl. Private to "clava": v. Private to "culata": tu.
"clava" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "culata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clava" for "culata" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clava" vs "culata" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "clava" and "culata" 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 "culata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clava" and "culata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clava vs Cova". 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 #135,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.