calefacción

[kalefakˈsjõn]

/[kalefakˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“calefacción” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,315
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de calentar o de calentarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calefaccion · calefacción · Spanish

calefacción · rank #12,315 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,315
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH búsquedas

Nearest frequency peer: búsquedas (-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 “calefacción”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “calefacción” 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
Key facts for calefacción
PropertyValue
Headwordcalefacción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kalefakˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,315
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “calefacción”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.calefaccióncae 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 “búsquedas” (#12,314), “Camacho” (#12,316), “bóveda” (#12,313). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calefacción” va en #12,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around calefacción (IPA [kalefakˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,315 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for calefacción, with forms such as "aclefacción", "caelfacción", and "caleafcción". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is calefacción, spelled C-A-L-E-F-A-C-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de calentar o de calentarse.
  2. 2
    Sistema técnico usado para calentar un edificio, un local, un apartamento, una casa, etc..

This word in other languages

heating(English)chauffage(Français)Heizung(Deutsch)aquecimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclefacción
  • caelfacción
  • caleafcción
  • calefaccinó
  • calefacciónn
  • calefaccóin
  • calefacicón
  • calefación
  • calefacsión
  • calefcación
  • caleffacción
  • calfeacción
  • callefacción
  • ccalefacción
  • claefacción

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aclefacción2caelfacción2caleafcción2calefaccinó2calefacciónn1calefaccóin2calefacicón2calefación1
Edit distance from "calefacción"

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 "calefacción"?
"calefacción" is spelled C-A-L-E-F-A-C-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kalefakˈsjõn].
What does "calefacción" mean?
As a noun, "calefacción" means: Acción o efecto de calentar o de calentarse.
What are common misspellings of "calefacción"?
Common misspellings include "aclefacción", "caelfacción", "caleafcción", "calefaccinó", "calefacciónn". The correct spelling is "calefacción".
How do you pronounce "calefacción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calefacción" is [kalefakˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calefacción" come from?
"calefacción" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arqueología#12,305agradecidos#12,295confluencia#12,344constituida#12,346

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

agradecida15 variantscompletado15 variantsabsorción15 variantsconfirmada15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list