calabaza
[kalaˈβ̞asa]
The verdict
“calabaza” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,297 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,297
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Una cualquiera de varias plantas del género Cucurbita de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, originarias del Nuevo Mundo. Son plantas rastreras, anuales, de hojas de gran tamaño, que producen frutos e...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calabaza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalaˈβ̞asa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #15,297 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calabaza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for calabaza is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kalaˈβ̞asa]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,297 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for calabaza, with forms such as "aclabaza", "caalbaza", and "calaabza". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "calabozo", "calabria", "calabazas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is calabaza, spelled C-A-L-A-B-A-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Una cualquiera de varias plantas del género Cucurbita de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, originarias del Nuevo Mundo. Son plantas rastreras, anuales, de hojas de gran tamaño, que producen frutos en forma de pepónide de los cuales muchos se emplean en alimentación humana y animal.
- 2Fruto de estas plantas.
- 3Fruto de otras plantas de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, en especial la calabaza vinatera (Lagenaria siceraria), usado como recipiente para contener líquidos por sus paredes leñosas e impermeables, y como receptáculo para la preparación del mate.
- 4Persona torpe e incapaz.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aclabaza,caalbaza,calaabza,calabaaz,calabazza,calabbaza,calabzaa,calavaza,calbaaza,callabaza,ccalabaza,claabaza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calabaza - 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.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “calabaza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-A-B-A-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalaˈβ̞asa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “calabozo” - see the side-by-side comparison. calabaza vs calabozo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.