calado

/[kaˈlað̞o]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,887

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

calado is aSpanishnoun. It 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. Pronounced [kaˈlað̞o]. Often confused with caló and claro.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of calado in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for calado is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈlað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,887 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for calado, with forms such as "aclado", "caaldo", and "caladdo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is calado, spelled C-A-L-A-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclado,caaldo,caladdo,calaod,caldao,ccalado,claado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for calado

Misspelling Variants of "calado"

aclado6caaldo6caladdo7calaod6caldao6ccalado7claado6
Misspelling Variants of "calado"

Frequency rank: #17,887 in Spanish

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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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.