calcáreo
[kalˈkaɾeo]
The verdict
“calcáreo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,760 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,760
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que contiene cal (óxido de calcio).
Corpus desk
Index ES-calcareo · calcáreo · Spanish
calcáreo · rank #81,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,760
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH caldeos
Nearest frequency peer: caldeos (+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 “calcáreo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- cabalgamos
cabalgamos
18,247 corpus weight
- cachimba
cachimba
18,246 corpus weight
- calcáreo
calcáreo
18,241 corpus weight
- caldeos
caldeos
18,240 corpus weight
- camellón
camellón
18,238 corpus weight
- cantaremos
cantaremos
18,235 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “calcáreo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calcáreo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kalˈkaɾeo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “calcáreo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
calcáreo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,760 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kalˈkaɾeo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for calcáreo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is calcáreo, spelled C-A-L-C-Á-R-E-O.
Definition
- 1Que contiene cal (óxido de calcio).
- 2Se dice de los suelos que se componen de carbonato de calcio, suelen ser pedregosos y de color más o menos blanco-amarillento. También se llaman suelos calizos porque proceden de la descomposición de la piedra caliza. Es la roca típica de las estalactitas y estalagmitas de las cuevas, aunque en el exterior puede adoptar formas diversas.
This word in other languages
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 "calcáreo"?
What does "calcáreo" mean?
How do you pronounce "calcáreo"?
What language does "calcáreo" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "calcáreo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).