calambre

[kaˈlãmbɾe]

/[kaˈlãmbɾe]/ noun

The verdict

“calambre” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,392
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espasmo muscular involuntario y pasajero que generalmente causa dolor o molestias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calambre · calambre · Spanish

calambre · rank #46,392 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,392
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calibres

Nearest frequency peer: calibres (+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 “calambre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “calambre” 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).

calambre vs calambres
89% similar
calambre vs calamar
75% similar
calambre vs calamares
78% similar

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

Key facts for calambre
PropertyValue
Headwordcalambre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈlãmbɾe]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,392
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “calambre”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).calambrecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calibres” (#46,393), “callaron” (#46,394), “cambiarían” (#46,395). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calambre” va en #46,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around calambre (IPA [kaˈlãmbɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,392 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for calambre, with forms such as "aclambre", "caalmbre", and "calabmre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "calambres", "calamar", "calamares", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 calambre, spelled C-A-L-A-M-B-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espasmo muscular involuntario y pasajero que generalmente causa dolor o molestias.
  2. 2
    Circulación de corriente eléctrica de baja intensidad por el cuerpo de una persona.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «Morfi entró en la laguna después de las larguísimas horas en la zanja y sufrió un calambre. Las piernas, agotadas, no le respondieron y comenzó a hundirse en la mierda: trataba de asirse inútilmente a un apoyo que no existía; gritó a sus compañeros más cercanos para que lo auxiliaran. Los más próximos intentaron ayudarlo, pero los guardias, iracundos, ar…

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclambre
  • caalmbre
  • calabmre
  • calambbre
  • calamber
  • calambrre
  • calammbre
  • calamrbe
  • calamvre
  • callambre
  • calmabre
  • ccalambre
  • claambre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calambre - 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.

aclambre2caalmbre2calabmre2calambbre1calamber2calambrre1calammbre1calamrbe2
Edit distance from "calambre"

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 "calambre"?
"calambre" is spelled C-A-L-A-M-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlãmbɾe].
What does "calambre" mean?
As a noun, "calambre" means: Espasmo muscular involuntario y pasajero que generalmente causa dolor o molestias.
What words are commonly confused with "calambre"?
"calambre" is commonly confused with "calambres", "calamar", "calamares". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calambre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calambre" is [kaˈlãmbɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calambre" come from?
"calambre" 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 "calambre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list