cálculo

/[ˈkalkulo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,194

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

cálculo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Serie de operaciones matemáticas que se realizan para obtener un resultado. Pronounced [ˈkalkulo]. It ranks #5,194 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with calló and círculo.

Key facts for cálculo
PropertyValue
Headwordcálculo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkalkulo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,194
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cálculo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkalkulo]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,194 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cálculo, with forms such as "ccálculo", "cláculo", and "cáclulo". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "calló", "círculo", "Calcuta", 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 cálculo, spelled C-Á-L-C-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Serie de operaciones matemáticas que se realizan para obtener un resultado.
  2. 2
    Un sistema formal en el cual expresiones simbólicas son manipuladas de acuerdo con reglas previamente definidas.
  3. 3
    Una acumulación de partículas que forma una piedra pequeña que se forma en un órgano del cuerpo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccálculo,cláculo,cáclulo,cálcculo,cálcluo,cálcullo,cálcuol,cállculo,cáluclo,áclculo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cálculo

Misspelling Variants of "cálculo"

ccálculo8cláculo7cáclulo7cálcculo8cálcluo7cálcullo8cálcuol7cállculo8
Misspelling Variants of "cálculo"

Frequency rank: #5,194 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cálculo"?
"cálculo" is spelled C-Á-L-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkalkulo].
What does "cálculo" mean?
As a noun, "cálculo" means: Serie de operaciones matemáticas que se realizan para obtener un resultado.
What words are commonly confused with "cálculo"?
"cálculo" is commonly confused with "calló", "círculo", "Calcuta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cálculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cálculo" is [ˈkalkulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cálculo" come from?
"cálculo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.