cravo

/ˈkɾa.vu/

//ˈkɾa.vu// noun

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The verdict

“cravo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,554
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a planta craveiro; a flor do craveiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-cravo · cravo · Portuguese

cravo · rank #18,554 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,554
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coordenado

Nearest frequency peer: coordenado (-5 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 “cravo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cravo” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cravo vs credo
60% similar
cravo vs cromo
60% similar
cravo vs curvo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cravo
PropertyValue
Headwordcravo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɾa.vu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,554
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cravo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cravocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “coordenado” (#18,549), “desabafar” (#18,559), “contramão” (#18,548). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cravo” fica em #18,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around cravo (IPA /ˈkɾa.vu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,554 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cravo, with forms such as "carvo", "ccravo", and "craov". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "credo", "cromo", "curvo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cravo, spelled C-R-A-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    a planta craveiro; a flor do craveiro
  2. 2
    prego para a fixação das ferraduras (e dos supliciados na cruz)
  3. 3
    afecção do folículo sebáceo causada pela obstrução do poro
  4. 4
    instrumento musical de cordas e teclado

This word in other languages

clove(English)clavel(Español)Nelke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • carvo
  • ccravo
  • craov
  • cravvo
  • crravo
  • crvao
  • rcavo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cravo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

carvo2ccravo1craov2cravvo1crravo1crvao2rcavo2
Edit distance from "cravo"

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 "cravo"?
"cravo" is spelled C-R-A-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɾa.vu/.
What does "cravo" mean?
As a noun, "cravo" means: a planta craveiro; a flor do craveiro
What words are commonly confused with "cravo"?
"cravo" is commonly confused with "credo", "cromo", "curvo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cravo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cravo" is /ˈkɾa.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cravo" come from?
"cravo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brasa#18,521gêmeo#18,609Kátia#18,628louro#18,635

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

coesão7 variantsmatem7 variantsstage7 variantsthese7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list