# Cali

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæli/ · frequency rank #18,777

## Definitions
1. Nickname for California: a state of the United States.

## Etymology
Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li.

## Easily confused with
- **Cl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cl)
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-ci)
- **can** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-can)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-car)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cat)
- **cap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cap)
- **cam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cam)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-chi)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-col)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cas)
- **CGI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cgi)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cpi)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-csi)
- **Cao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cao)
- **cpl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cpl)
- **CFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cfl)
- **cel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cel)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cri)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cui)
- **cay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-cay)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acli`, `cail`, `calli`, `ccali`, `clai`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cali