Calcium

[ˈkalt͡si̯ʊm]

/[ˈkalt͡si̯ʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Calcium” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,664
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 20, das zur Gruppe der Erdalkalimetalle gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-calcium · Calcium · German

Calcium · rank #24,664 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,664
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH caps

Nearest frequency peer: caps (+1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Calcium“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Calcium“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Calcium vs Kalzium
71% similar

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

Key facts for Calcium
PropertyValue
HeadwordCalcium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkalt͡si̯ʊm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,664
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Calcium“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Calciumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „caps“ (#24,665), „Cargo“ (#24,666), „Bundesbürger“ (#24,661). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Calcium“ bei #24,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Calcium (IPA [ˈkalt͡si̯ʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,664 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 20, das zur Gruppe der Erdalkalimetalle gehört".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Calcium, with forms such as "aclcium", "caclium", and "calccium". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kalzium", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Calcium, spelled C-A-L-C-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 20, das zur Gruppe der Erdalkalimetalle gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Calcium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Calcium ist Bestandteil der Knochen.
  2. „Voraussetzung dafür, dass Calcium in größeren Mengen vom Körper aufgenommen werden kann, ist eine ausreichende Versorgung mit Vitamin D₃.“

This word in other languages

calcium(English)calcio(Español)calcium(Français)cálcio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclcium
  • caclium
  • calccium
  • calcimu
  • calciumm
  • calcuim
  • calicum
  • callcium
  • ccalcium
  • clacium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Calcium - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aclcium2caclium2calccium1calcimu2calciumm1calcuim2calicum2callcium1
Edit distance from "Calcium"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Calcium"?
"Calcium" is spelled C-A-L-C-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkalt͡si̯ʊm].
What does "Calcium" mean?
As a noun, "Calcium" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 20, das zur Gruppe der Erdalkalimetalle gehört
What words are commonly confused with "Calcium"?
"Calcium" is commonly confused with "Kalzium". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Calcium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Calcium" is [ˈkalt͡si̯ʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Calcium" come from?
"Calcium" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list