calco

[ˈkalko]

/[ˈkalko]/ noun

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The verdict

“calco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,977. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,977
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de calcar

Corpus desk

Index ES-calco · calco · Spanish

calco · rank #46,977 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,977
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calibración

Nearest frequency peer: calibración (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “calco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “calco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

calco vs caso
60% similar
calco vs culo
60% similar
calco vs caro
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for calco
PropertyValue
Headwordcalco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkalko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,977
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “calco”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).calcocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calibración” (#46,978), “caballerosidad” (#46,974), “camel” (#46,980). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calco” va en #46,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around calco (IPA [ˈkalko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,977 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for calco, with forms such as "aclco", "caclo", and "calcco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "caso", "culo", "caro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is calco, spelled C-A-L-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de calcar
  2. 2
    Copia calcada de un original
  3. 3
    Por extensión, copia muy similar al original
  4. 4
    Expresión lingüística cuya estructura o semántica se ha adoptado del equivalente en otro idioma

This word in other languages

calque(English)Lehnübersetzung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclco
  • caclo
  • calcco
  • callco
  • caloc
  • ccalco
  • claco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aclco2caclo2calcco1callco1caloc2ccalco1claco2
Edit distance from "calco"

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 "calco"?
"calco" is spelled C-A-L-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkalko].
What does "calco" mean?
As a noun, "calco" means: Acción y efecto de calcar
What words are commonly confused with "calco"?
"calco" is commonly confused with "caso", "culo", "caro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calco" is [ˈkalko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calco" come from?
"calco" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

camel#46,980broca#46,971cenit#46,987azerí#46,951

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cojas7 variantsatañen7 variantsacuosa7 variantsacorta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list