calados

[kaˈlað̞os]

/[kaˈlað̞os]/ noun

The verdict

“calados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,860 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,860
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Encajes o galones con que las mujeres guarnecían los jubones desde los hombros, bajando en punta hasta más abajo de la cintura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calados · calados · Spanish

calados · rank #70,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,860
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cagliari

Nearest frequency peer: Cagliari (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “calados”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “calados” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calados
PropertyValue
Headwordcalados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈlað̞os]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “calados” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.caladoscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Cagliari” (#70,859), “califas” (#70,861), “cabecear” (#70,858). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calados” va en #70,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,860 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈlað̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Encajes o galones con que las mujeres guarnecían los jubones desde los hombros, bajando en punta hasta más abajo de la cintura.".

calados has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is calados, spelled C-A-L-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Encajes o galones con que las mujeres guarnecían los jubones desde los hombros, bajando en punta hasta más abajo de la cintura.

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 "calados"?
"calados" is spelled C-A-L-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlað̞os].
What does "calados" mean?
As a noun, "calados" means: Encajes o galones con que las mujeres guarnecían los jubones desde los hombros, bajando en punta hasta más abajo de la cintura.
How do you pronounce "calados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calados" is [kaˈlað̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calados" come from?
"calados" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list