calafate

[kalaˈfat̪e]

/[kalaˈfat̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“calafate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,023
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que calafatea las embarcaciones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calafate · calafate · Spanish

calafate · rank #44,023 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,023
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calabria

Nearest frequency peer: calabria (-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 “calafate”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “calafate” 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).

calafate vs callate
75% similar
calafate vs calmate
75% similar
calafate vs califato
75% similar

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

Key facts for calafate
PropertyValue
Headwordcalafate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kalaˈfat̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,023
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “calafate”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.calafatecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calabria” (#44,022), “caducado” (#44,020), “canónigos” (#44,026). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calafate” va en #44,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around calafate (IPA [kalaˈfat̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,023 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for calafate, with forms such as "aclafate", "caalfate", and "calaafte". 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, "callate", "calmate", "califato", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is calafate, spelled C-A-L-A-F-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que calafatea las embarcaciones.
  2. 2
    Carpintero que trabaja en obras navales.

Synonyms

carpintero de ribera

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclafate
  • caalfate
  • calaafte
  • calafaet
  • calafatte
  • calaffate
  • calaftae
  • calfaate
  • callafate
  • ccalafate
  • claafate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calafate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aclafate2caalfate2calaafte2calafaet2calafatte1calaffate1calaftae2calfaate2
Edit distance from "calafate"

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 "calafate"?
"calafate" is spelled C-A-L-A-F-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kalaˈfat̪e].
What does "calafate" mean?
As a noun, "calafate" means: Persona que calafatea las embarcaciones.
What words are commonly confused with "calafate"?
"calafate" is commonly confused with "callate", "calmate", "califato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calafate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calafate" is [kalaˈfat̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calafate" come from?
"calafate" 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 "calafate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calabria#44,022caducado#44,020Castelli#44,031chistosa#44,042

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bombear11 variantscitaron11 variantsbastado11 variantsbandada11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list