cravo-da-índia
The verdict
“cravo-da-índia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - árvore nativa das ilhas Molucas, na Indonésia; nome científico: Syzygium aromaticum
Corpus desk
Index PT-cravo-da-india · cravo-da-índia · Portuguese
cravo-da-índia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cravo-da-índia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “cravo-da-índia” em português
Rare enough to double-check
cravo-da-índia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cravo-da-índia has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cravo-da-índia, spelled C-R-A-V-O---D-A---Í-N-D-I-A.
Definition
- 1árvore nativa das ilhas Molucas, na Indonésia; nome científico: Syzygium aromaticum
- 2botão da flor dessa árvore, que quando seco, é utilizado como especiaria
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cravo-da-índia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A receita de carneiro tem tudo para seduzir os ocidentais, com ingredientes afrodisíacos como o cardamomo e o cravo-da-índia.
Synonyms
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.