clavícula

/klɐ.ˈvi.ku.lɐ/

//klɐ.ˈvi.ku.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“clavícula” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,627
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - osso da parte superior do tórax, articulado com o esterno e a omoplata

Corpus desk

Index PT-clavicula · clavícula · Portuguese

clavícula · rank #38,627 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,627
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chouriço

Nearest frequency peer: chouriço (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “clavícula”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “clavícula” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clavícula
PropertyValue
Headwordclavícula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/klɐ.ˈvi.ku.lɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,627
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “clavícula”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.clavículacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “chouriço” (#38,626), “coito” (#38,629), “chefiar” (#38,622). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “clavícula” fica em #38,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around clavícula (IPA /klɐ.ˈvi.ku.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,627 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "osso da parte superior do tórax, articulado com o esterno e a omoplata".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for clavícula, with forms such as "calvícula", "cclavícula", and "clavcíula". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is clavícula, spelled C-L-A-V-Í-C-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    osso da parte superior do tórax, articulado com o esterno e a omoplata

This word in other languages

collarbone(English)clavícula(Español)Schlüsselbein(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calvícula
  • cclavícula
  • clavcíula
  • clavvícula
  • clavíccula
  • clavíclua
  • clavícual
  • clavículla
  • clavíucla
  • claívcula
  • cllavícula
  • clvaícula
  • lcavícula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clavícula - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

calvícula2cclavícula1clavcíula2clavvícula1clavíccula1clavíclua2clavícual2clavículla1
Edit distance from "clavícula"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clavícula"?
"clavícula" is spelled C-L-A-V-Í-C-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /klɐ.ˈvi.ku.lɐ/.
What does "clavícula" mean?
As a noun, "clavícula" means: osso da parte superior do tórax, articulado com o esterno e a omoplata
What are common misspellings of "clavícula"?
Common misspellings include "calvícula", "cclavícula", "clavcíula", "clavvícula", "clavíccula". The correct spelling is "clavícula".
How do you pronounce "clavícula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clavícula" is /klɐ.ˈvi.ku.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clavícula" come from?
"clavícula" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "clavícula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list