Calcuta

[kalˈkut̪a]

/[kalˈkut̪a]/ name

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The verdict

“Calcuta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,916
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de la India, capital de Bengala Occidental.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calcuta · Calcuta · Spanish

Calcuta · rank #20,916 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,916
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calavera

Nearest frequency peer: calavera (-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 “Calcuta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Calcuta” 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).

Calcuta vs caleta
57% similar
Calcuta vs Cúcuta
71% similar
Calcuta vs cálculo
43% similar

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

Key facts for Calcuta
PropertyValue
HeadwordCalcuta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kalˈkut̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,916
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Calcuta”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calavera” (#20,915), “calumnia” (#20,918), “caballito” (#20,913). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Calcuta” va en #20,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Calcuta (IPA [kalˈkut̪a]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,916 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad de la India, capital de Bengala Occidental.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Calcuta, with forms such as "aclcuta", "cacluta", and "calccuta". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "caleta", "Cúcuta", "cálculo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Calcuta, spelled C-A-L-C-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de la India, capital de Bengala Occidental.

This word in other languages

Kolkata(English)Kolkata(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclcuta
  • cacluta
  • calccuta
  • calctua
  • calcuat
  • calcutta
  • callcuta
  • calucta
  • ccalcuta
  • clacuta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Calcuta - 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.

aclcuta2cacluta2calccuta1calctua2calcuat2calcutta1callcuta1calucta2
Edit distance from "Calcuta"

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 "Calcuta"?
"Calcuta" is spelled C-A-L-C-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kalˈkut̪a].
What does "Calcuta" mean?
As a proper noun, "Calcuta" means: Ciudad de la India, capital de Bengala Occidental.
What words are commonly confused with "Calcuta"?
"Calcuta" is commonly confused with "caleta", "Cúcuta", "cálculo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Calcuta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Calcuta" is [kalˈkut̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Calcuta" come from?
"Calcuta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list