calado

[kaˈlað̞o]

/[kaˈlað̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“calado” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,887
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Labor que se hace con aguja de coser o bordar en alguna tela, sacando o juntando hilos, con que se imita la randa o encaje.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calado · calado · Spanish

calado · rank #17,887 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,887
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calmado

Nearest frequency peer: calmado (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “calado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “calado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

calado vs caló
50% similar
calado vs claro
67% similar
calado vs calvo
67% similar

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

Key facts for calado
PropertyValue
Headwordcalado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈlað̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,887
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “calado”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).caladocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calmado” (#17,888), “brutalmente” (#17,885), “caluroso” (#17,889). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calado” va en #17,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around calado (IPA [kaˈlað̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,887 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for calado, with forms such as "aclado", "caaldo", and "caladdo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "caló", "claro", "calvo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is calado, spelled C-A-L-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Labor que se hace con aguja de coser o bordar en alguna tela, sacando o juntando hilos, con que se imita la randa o encaje.
  2. 2
    Labor que se hace en tela, madera, papel, metal u otra materia, taladrándola a manera de sacabocados.
  3. 3
    Profundidad a la que llega una embarcación en el agua, a contar desde la línea de flotación.
  4. 4
    Profundidad del agua; altura que alcanza la superficie del agua sobre el fondo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. … ya que el calado de mi balsa era de casi un pie, la impulsé hacia allí y la inmovilicé hincando los dos remos rotos en el fondo.
  2. Una pequeña ensenada de poco calado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclado
  • caaldo
  • caladdo
  • calaod
  • caldao
  • ccalado
  • claado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aclado2caaldo2caladdo1calaod2caldao2ccalado1claado2
Edit distance from "calado"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calado"?
"calado" is spelled C-A-L-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlað̞o].
What does "calado" mean?
As a noun, "calado" means: Labor que se hace con aguja de coser o bordar en alguna tela, sacando o juntando hilos, con que se imita la randa o encaje.
What words are commonly confused with "calado"?
"calado" is commonly confused with "caló", "claro", "calvo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calado" is [kaˈlað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calado" come from?
"calado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list