calva
/ˈkɑlvə/noun
calva is spelled C-A-L-V-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calva means “The calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calva is calvae or calvas.
How many letters and syllables are in calva?
| Letters | 5: C-A-L-V-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 calva?
Calva appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 calva?
- UK /ˈkælvə/
- US /ˈkɑlvə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-calva.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with calva?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as calva (/ɑlvə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: caval, clava.
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 calva
- calvae plural
- calvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calva mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull.
The excavation turned up one small femur, one broken calva, and one jawbone.
- 2
Calvados, an apple brandy made in France, or a glass of this brandy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calva come from?
From Latin calva (“the scalp”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).