cravo-da-índia
The verdict
“cravo-da-índia” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - árvore nativa das ilhas Molucas, na Indonésia; nome científico: Syzygium aromaticum
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cravo-da-índia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cravo-da-índia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cravo-da-índia is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “cravo-da-índia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-A-V-O---D-A---Í-N-D-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.