cravinho

/kɾɐ.ˈvi.ɲu/

//kɾɐ.ˈvi.ɲu// noun

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The verdict

“cravinho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,883 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,883
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequeno cravo

Key facts for cravinho
PropertyValue
Headwordcravinho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɾɐ.ˈvi.ɲu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cravinho” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cravinho lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cravinho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,883 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɾɐ.ˈvi.ɲu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cravinho, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cravinho, spelled C-R-A-V-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno cravo
  2. 2
    variedade de prego pequeno
  3. 3
    cada um dos pequenos botões, ainda fechados, da planta cravo-da-índia
  4. 4
    cravo
  5. 5
    cravina-do-poeta (Dianthus barbatus)

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 "cravinho"?
"cravinho" is spelled C-R-A-V-I-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾɐ.ˈvi.ɲu/.
What does "cravinho" mean?
As a noun, "cravinho" means: pequeno cravo
How do you pronounce "cravinho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cravinho" is /kɾɐ.ˈvi.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cravinho" come from?
"cravinho" 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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Using “cravinho”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-A-V-I-N-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɾɐ.ˈvi.ɲu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list