caleta
Spanish, noun/kaˈleta/
caleta is spelled C-A-L-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caleta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “small bay, cove, inlet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ensenada o cala pequeña”.
What does caleta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesmall bay, cove, inlet
- 2
feminineslanga lot
Hacía caleta de frío.
adverb
- 1
slanga lot
La gente se reía caleta.
- 2
hiddenly; blending in
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehidden; blended in
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensenada o cala pequeña. 2. Barco que va tocando, fuera de los puertos mayores, en las calas o caletas. 3. Gremio de porteadores de mercancías, especialmente en los puertos de mar. 4. Lugar destinado a la pesca artesanal.
adverb: 1. Mucho, en gran cantidad.
adverb: 1. Sutilmente, disimuladamente.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caleta
- caletas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caleta?
- /kaˈleta/
- [kaˈle.t̪a]
- [kaˈlet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caleta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caleta in Spanish?
caleta appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).