calx
/kælks/noun
calx is spelled C-A-L-X: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calx means “The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calx is calces or calxes.
How many letters and syllables are in calx?
| Letters | 4: C-A-L-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is calx?
Calx appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 calx?
- /kælks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-calx.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of calx
- calces plural
- calxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calx mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation).
- 2
In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calx come from?
From Latin calx (“lime”). Doublet of cauk and chalk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).