calcita

[kalˈsit̪a]

/[kalˈsit̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“calcita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,428 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,428
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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 ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-calcita · calcita · Spanish

calcita · rank #55,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,428
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caigamos

Nearest frequency peer: caigamos (-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 “calcita”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calcita
PropertyValue
Headwordcalcita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kalˈsit̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “calcita” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).calcitacae 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: “caigamos” (#55,427), “calculadas” (#55,429), “cafeteria” (#55,426). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calcita” va en #55,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calcita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,428 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kalˈsit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    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 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calcita"?
"calcita" is spelled C-A-L-C-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kalˈsit̪a].
What does "calcita" mean?
As a noun, "calcita" means: 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 ...
How do you pronounce "calcita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calcita" is [kalˈsit̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calcita" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list