caldera

/[kal̪ˈd̪eɾa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,770

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

caldera is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vasija grande metálica con dos asas para calentar o hervir cualquier cosa. Pronounced [kal̪ˈd̪eɾa]. Often confused with cólera and casera.

Key facts for caldera
PropertyValue
Headwordcaldera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kal̪ˈd̪eɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,770
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for caldera is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kal̪ˈd̪eɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,770 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for caldera, with forms such as "acldera", "cadlera", and "calddera". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cólera", "casera", "caleta", 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 caldera, spelled C-A-L-D-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vasija grande metálica con dos asas para calentar o hervir cualquier cosa.
  2. 2
    Contenido de esta vasija.
  3. 3
    Recipiente de gran tamaño en el que se hace hervir el agua con variados propósitos, como mover máquinas, proporcionar un sistema de calefacción, usos industriales, etc.
  4. 4
    Pequeña vasija cerrada, en la que se hace hervir el agua, con un mango superior para tomarla y un tubo delgado para que escape el vapor.
  5. 5
    Jarro para calentar el agua y preparar el mate.
  6. 6
    Cráter de un volcán.
  7. 7
    Hundimiento de un terreno extenso de forma circular, debido a antiguas explosiones volcánicas de gran intensidad.
  8. 8
    Parte de un pozo en donde se recoge con mayor facilidad el agua, por estar más excavada.
  9. 9
    En el timbal, su caja metálica.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acldera,cadlera,calddera,caldear,calderra,caldrea,caledra,calldera,ccaldera,cladera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for caldera

Misspelling Variants of "caldera"

acldera7cadlera7calddera8caldear7calderra8caldrea7caledra7calldera8
Misspelling Variants of "caldera"

Frequency rank: #12,770 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caldera"?
"caldera" is spelled C-A-L-D-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kal̪ˈd̪eɾa].
What does "caldera" mean?
As a noun, "caldera" means: Vasija grande metálica con dos asas para calentar o hervir cualquier cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "caldera"?
"caldera" is commonly confused with "cólera", "casera", "caleta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caldera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caldera" is [kal̪ˈd̪eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caldera" come from?
"caldera" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.