calamidad

/[kalamiˈð̞að̞]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,896

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

calamidad is aSpanishnoun. It means: Desgracia, adversidad o infortunio que afecta a muchas personas Pronounced [kalamiˈð̞að̞]. Often confused with calidad and claridad.

Key facts for calamidad
PropertyValue
Headwordcalamidad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kalamiˈð̞að̞]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,896
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for calamidad is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kalamiˈð̞að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,896 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 calamidad, with forms such as "aclamidad", "caalmidad", and "calaimdad". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "calidad", "claridad", "capacidad", 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 calamidad, spelled C-A-L-A-M-I-D-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desgracia, adversidad o infortunio que afecta a muchas personas
  2. 2
    Persona torpe o incapaz de ciertas habilidades

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclamidad,caalmidad,calaimdad,calamdiad,calamiadd,calamidadd,calamidda,calamiddad,calammidad,callamidad,calmaidad,ccalamidad,claamidad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for calamidad

Misspelling Variants of "calamidad"

aclamidad9caalmidad9calaimdad9calamdiad9calamiadd9calamidadd10calamidda9calamiddad10
Misspelling Variants of "calamidad"

Frequency rank: #27,896 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calamidad"?
"calamidad" is spelled C-A-L-A-M-I-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [kalamiˈð̞að̞].
What does "calamidad" mean?
As a noun, "calamidad" means: Desgracia, adversidad o infortunio que afecta a muchas personas
What words are commonly confused with "calamidad"?
"calamidad" is commonly confused with "calidad", "claridad", "capacidad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calamidad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calamidad" is [kalamiˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calamidad" come from?
"calamidad" 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.