calcáreo
[kalˈkaɾeo]
The verdict
“calcáreo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,760 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,760
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que contiene cal (óxido de calcio).
| 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) |
Where “calcáreo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
calcáreo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,760 among 77,812 “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.
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Using “calcáreo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-C-Á-R-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalˈkaɾeo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.