calambre

/[kaˈlãmbɾe]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,392

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

calambre is aSpanishnoun. It means: Espasmo muscular involuntario y pasajero que generalmente causa dolor o molestias. Pronounced [kaˈlãmbɾe]. Often confused with calambres and calamar.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for calambre is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈlãmbɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,392 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for calambre, with forms such as "aclambre", "caalmbre", and "calabmre". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "calambres", "calamar", "calamares", 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 calambre, spelled C-A-L-A-M-B-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclambre,caalmbre,calabmre,calambbre,calamber,calambrre,calammbre,calamrbe,calamvre,callambre,calmabre,ccalambre,claambre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for calambre

Misspelling Variants of "calambre"

aclambre8caalmbre8calabmre8calambbre9calamber8calambrre9calammbre9calamrbe8
Misspelling Variants of "calambre"

Frequency rank: #46,392 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.