calas
/kəˈlɑː/noun
calas is spelled C-A-L-A-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calas means “Dumplings made with a deep-fried batter of rice, yeast, sugar, eggs, and flour, part of Creole cuisine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in calas?
| Letters | 5: C-A-L-A-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is calas?
Calas appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 calas?
- US /kəˈlɑː/
Calas has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with calas?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as calas from its last stressed vowel (/ɑ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: scala, casal.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does calas mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Dumplings made with a deep-fried batter of rice, yeast, sugar, eggs, and flour, part of Creole cuisine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calas come from?
Possibly borrowed from Nupe kara (“fried cake”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).