calcomanía
[kalkomaˈnia]
The verdict
“calcomanía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,368 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,368
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Técnica pictórica en que se prepara una mezcla de acuarela y trementina sobre papel antes de transferirla a la superficie que se decorará.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calcomanía |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalkomaˈnia] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,368 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calcomanía” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
calcomanía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,368 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kalkomaˈnia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for calcomanía in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 calcomanía, spelled C-A-L-C-O-M-A-N-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Técnica pictórica en que se prepara una mezcla de acuarela y trementina sobre papel antes de transferirla a la superficie que se decorará.
- 2Por extensión, piezas creadas con esta técnica.
- 3Etiqueta autoadhesiva que contiene un distintivo o modelo decorativo.
Synonyms
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 “calcomanía”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-C-O-M-A-N-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalkomaˈnia] (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.