calamitoso
Spanish, adjective/kalamiˈtoso/
calamitoso is spelled C-A-L-A-M-I-T-O-S-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 103,935th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calamitoso is a Spanish adjective meaning “calamitous, disastrous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que causa calamidades”.
What does calamitoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
calamitous, disastrous
- 2
sickly, unhealthy (frequently ill)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que causa calamidades. 2. Que sufre calamidades; desdichado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calamitoso
- calamitosa feminine
- calamitosos masculine plural
- calamitosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calamitoso?
- /kalamiˈtoso/
- [ka.la.miˈt̪o.so]
- [kalamiˈt̪oso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calamitoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calamitoso in Spanish?
calamitoso appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).