calandria

[kaˈlãn̪d̪ɾja]

/[kaˈlãn̪d̪ɾja]/ noun

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The verdict

“calandria” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,695 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,695
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Melanocorypha spp.) Cualquiera de seis especies de aves paseriformes de la familia de los aláudidos, nativas de las regiones templadas de Eurasia, de hasta 20 cm de largo, con plumaje pardo a gris...

Corpus desk

Index ES-calandria · calandria · Spanish

calandria · rank #82,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,695
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cafre

Nearest frequency peer: cafre (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “calandria”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “calandria” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calandria
PropertyValue
Headwordcalandria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈlãn̪d̪ɾja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “calandria” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).calandriacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cafre” (#82,694), “cafetaleros” (#82,693), “calcado” (#82,697). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calandria” va en #82,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calandria is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,695 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈlãn̪d̪ɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

calandria doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is calandria, spelled C-A-L-A-N-D-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Melanocorypha spp.) Cualquiera de seis especies de aves paseriformes de la familia de los aláudidos, nativas de las regiones templadas de Eurasia, de hasta 20 cm de largo, con plumaje pardo a grisáceo, cuello robusto, alas anchas y cola corta. Migran en la estación fría.
  2. 2
    (Mimus saturninus) Ave paseriforme de la familia de los mímidos, nativa de las regiones templadas a tropicales de Sudamérica, de aspecto que recuerda vagamente al de la calandria₁. Alcanza los 30 cm de largo, con plumaje pardo a gris, blanco en el pecho y cuello, con largas patas adaptadas a pasar mucho tiempo en tierra. Es un excelente imitador del canto de otras aves.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Por el mes era de mayo quando haze la calor quando canta la calandria y responde el ruyseñor quando los enamorados van a seruir al amor.
  2. La calandria es ave parda, mayor que gorrión.

Synonyms

calandria grandecenzontle de cejas blancassinsonte de cejas blancastenca

This word in other languages

calandre(Français)

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 "calandria"?
"calandria" is spelled C-A-L-A-N-D-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlãn̪d̪ɾja].
What does "calandria" mean?
As a noun, "calandria" means: (Melanocorypha spp.) Cualquiera de seis especies de aves paseriformes de la familia de los aláudidos, nativas de las regiones templadas de Eurasia, de hasta 20 cm de largo, con plumaje pardo a gris...
How do you pronounce "calandria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calandria" is [kaˈlãn̪d̪ɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calandria" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "calandria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list