calciferous
/kælˈsɪfəɹəs/adjective
calciferous is spelled C-A-L-C-I-F-E-R-O-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, calciferous means “Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in calciferous?
| Letters | 11: C-A-L-C-I-F-E-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 calciferous?
Calciferous appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 calciferous?
- UK /kælˈsɪfəɹəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with calciferous?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as calciferous from its last stressed vowel (/ɪfəɹəs/, British pronunciation):
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).
Forms of calciferous
- more calciferous comparative
- most calciferous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calciferous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Calciferous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calcarifère |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does calciferous come from?
From calci- + -ferous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).