calorie

/ˈkæləɹi/

//ˈkæləɹi// noun

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"calorie" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“calorie” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,112. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,112
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.

Corpus desk

Index EN-calorie · calorie · English

calorie · rank #13,112 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,112
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH buff

Nearest frequency peer: buff (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “calorie”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “calorie” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

calorie vs Carrie
57% similar
calorie vs chlorine
75% similar
calorie vs chloride
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for calorie
PropertyValue
Headwordcalorie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæləɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,112
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “calorie”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).calorielands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “buff” (#13,111), “CDC” (#13,113), “brutally” (#13,110). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “calorie” is #13,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around calorie (IPA /ˈkæləɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,112 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for calorie, with forms such as "aclorie", "callorie", and "caloire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Carrie", "chlorine", "chloride", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French calorie, formed from Latin calor. It was originally defined as the large calorie in the early 19th century, with the small calorie being defined some decades later. The correct English form is calorie, spelled C-A-L-O-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.
  2. 2
    A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 joules, that can raise the temperature of a gram of water by one degree Celsius. This unit was formerly widely used in chemistry and physics.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how calorie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie
  2. Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie

Etymology

Borrowed from French calorie, formed from Latin calor. It was originally defined as the large calorie in the early 19th century, with the small calorie being defined some decades later.

This word in other languages

caloría(Español)calorie(Français)Kalorie(Deutsch)caloria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclorie
  • callorie
  • caloire
  • calorei
  • calorrie
  • calroie
  • caolrie
  • ccalorie
  • claorie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calorie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aclorie2callorie1caloire2calorei2calorrie1calroie2caolrie2ccalorie1
Edit distance from "calorie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calorie"?
"calorie" is spelled C-A-L-O-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæləɹi/.
What does "calorie" mean?
As a noun, "calorie" means: A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.
What words are commonly confused with "calorie"?
"calorie" is commonly confused with "Carrie", "chlorine", "chloride". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calorie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calorie" is /ˈkæləɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "calorie"?
Borrowed from French calorie, formed from Latin calor. It was originally defined as the large calorie in the early 19th century, with the small calorie being defined some decades later. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "calorie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list