calcio

/[ˈkalsjo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,531

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

calcio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Elemento químico perteneciente al grupo 2 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Se encuentra en el medio interno de los organismos como ion(ca) o formando parte de otras moléculas; en algunas ser... Pronounced [ˈkalsjo]. Often confused with Cali and caló.

Key facts for calcio
PropertyValue
Headwordcalcio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkalsjo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,531
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of calcio in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for calcio is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkalsjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,531 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Elemento químico perteneciente al grupo 2 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Se encuentra en el medio interno de los organismos como ion(ca) o formando parte de otras moléculas; en algunas ser...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for calcio, with forms such as "aclcio", "caclio", and "calccio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cali", "caló", "casco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is calcio, spelled C-A-L-C-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Elemento químico perteneciente al grupo 2 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Se encuentra en el medio interno de los organismos como ion(ca) o formando parte de otras moléculas; en algunas seres vivos se halla precipitado en forma de esqueleto interno o externo. Los iones de calcio actuan de cofactor en muchas reacciones enzimáticas, interviene en la gluconeogénesis, junto al K y NA regulan la contracción muscular. El porcentaje de calcio en los organismos es variable y depende de las especies, pero por término medio representa el 2,45% en el conjunto de los seres vivos; en los vegetales, solo representa el 0,007%.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclcio,caclio,calccio,calcoi,calico,callcio,calsio,ccalcio,clacio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for calcio

Misspelling Variants of "calcio"

aclcio6caclio6calccio7calcoi6calico6callcio7calsio6ccalcio7
Misspelling Variants of "calcio"

Frequency rank: #11,531 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calcio"?
"calcio" is spelled C-A-L-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkalsjo].
What does "calcio" mean?
As a noun, "calcio" means: Elemento químico perteneciente al grupo 2 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Se encuentra en el medio interno de los organismos como ion(ca) o formando parte de otras moléculas; en algunas ser...
What words are commonly confused with "calcio"?
"calcio" is commonly confused with "Cali", "caló", "casco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calcio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calcio" is [ˈkalsjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calcio" come from?
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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.