# callous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkæləs/ · frequency rank #26,355

## Definitions
1. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
2. Having calluses, or relating to calluses.

## Etymology
From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.

## Easily confused with
- **calls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callous-vs-calls)
- **Carlos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callous-vs-carlos)
- **Callum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callous-vs-callum)
- **callus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callous-vs-callus)
- **Calhoun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calhoun-vs-callous)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acllous`, `callosu`, `callouss`, `calluos`, `calolus`, `calous`, `ccallous`, `clalous`

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