Which to use
“clavo” and “clavos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,776
- “clavo” frequency rank
- #16,289
- “clavos” frequency rank
- 26065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clavo | clavos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de clavo. |
Where the eye mixes clavo and clavos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clavo and clavos
A purely visual mix-up. clavo ([ˈklaβ̞o]) and clavos ([ˈklaβ̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “clavo” sits inside “clavos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clavo is recorded at frequency rank #9,776, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaβ̞o]. clavos is at rank #16,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaβ̞os].
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 26065, this pair ranks #233,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clavo vs clavos
Shared letters: aclov. Private to "clavo": -. Private to "clavos": s.
"clavo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "clavos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clavo" and "clavos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "clavo" vs "clavos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "clavo" and "clavos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clavo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clavos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clavo" and "clavos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chamos vs clavos". 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 #233,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.