calafate
noun
calafate is spelled C-A-L-A-F-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calafate means “The barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calafate is calafates.
How many letters and syllables are in calafate?
| Letters | 8: C-A-L-A-F-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is calafate?
Calafate appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of calafate
- calafates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calafate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calafate come from?
From Spanish calafate (“barberry”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).