calavera
noun
calavera is spelled C-A-L-A-V-E-R-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calavera means “sugar skull” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calavera is calaveras.
How many letters and syllables are in calavera?
| Letters | 8: C-A-L-A-V-E-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 calavera?
Calavera appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 calavera
- calaveras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calavera mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
sugar skull
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calavera come from?
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish calavera (literally “skull”). Doublet of calvaria and calvary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).