calandra
noun
calandra is spelled C-A-L-A-N-D-R-A: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calandra means “A calandra lark (Melanocorypha spp., especially Melanocorypha calandra)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calandra is calandras.
How many letters and syllables are in calandra?
| Letters | 8: C-A-L-A-N-D-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is calandra?
Calandra appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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).
How do you pronounce calandra?
Calandra has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of calandra
- calandras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calandra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A calandra lark (Melanocorypha spp., especially Melanocorypha calandra).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calandra come from?
Borrowed from translingual Melanocorypha calandra, from Ancient Greek κάλανδρος (kálandros, “lark”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).