calca

[ˈkalka]

/[ˈkalka]/ verb

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The verdict

“calca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,028 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,028
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de calcar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calca · calca · Spanish

calca · rank #77,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,028
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caeré

Nearest frequency peer: caeré (-2 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 “calca”

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 “calca” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calca
PropertyValue
Headwordcalca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkalka]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “calca” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.calcacae 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: “caeré” (#77,026), “calculará” (#77,030), “cadenita” (#77,025). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calca” va en #77,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,028 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkalka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for calca, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is calca, spelled C-A-L-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de calcar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de calcar.

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 "calca"?
"calca" is spelled C-A-L-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkalka].
What does "calca" mean?
As a verb, "calca" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de calcar.
How do you pronounce "calca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calca" is [ˈkalka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calca" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caeré#77,026bríos#77,021cando#77,036Bozzo#77,017

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list