calcita
[kalˈsit̪a]
The verdict
“calcita” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #55,428 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #55,428
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mineral de estructura cristalina principalmente formado por carbonato de calcio de amplia distribución por la corteza terrestre. Presenta una gran variedad de formas y colores y se caracteriza por ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calcita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalˈsit̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calcita” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for calcita is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kalˈsit̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,428 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mineral de estructura cristalina principalmente formado por carbonato de calcio de amplia distribución por la corteza terrestre. Presenta una gran variedad de formas y colores y se caracteriza por ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for calcita in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is calcita, spelled C-A-L-C-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Mineral de estructura cristalina principalmente formado por carbonato de calcio de amplia distribución por la corteza terrestre. Presenta una gran variedad de formas y colores y se caracteriza por su dureza relativamente baja y su elevada reactividad incluso con ácidos débiles.
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 “calcita”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-C-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalˈsit̪a] (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.