cravelha

/kɾɐ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/

//kɾɐ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ// noun

The verdict

“cravelha” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça que serve para dar tensão às cordas nos instrumentos musicais

Corpus desk

Index PT-cravelha · cravelha · Portuguese

cravelha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cravelha
PropertyValue
Headwordcravelha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɾɐ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cravelha” em português

cravelhafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cravelha is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɾɐ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cravelha, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cravelha, spelled C-R-A-V-E-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça que serve para dar tensão às cordas nos instrumentos musicais
  2. 2
    cravelho

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cravelha"?
"cravelha" is spelled C-R-A-V-E-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾɐ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/.
What does "cravelha" mean?
As a noun, "cravelha" means: peça que serve para dar tensão às cordas nos instrumentos musicais
How do you pronounce "cravelha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cravelha" is /kɾɐ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cravelha" come from?
"cravelha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list