caleta

[kaˈlet̪a]

/[kaˈlet̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“caleta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,470
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensenada o cala pequeña.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caleta · caleta · Spanish

caleta · rank #18,470 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,470
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Caldas

Nearest frequency peer: Caldas (-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 “caleta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caleta” 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).

caleta vs cata
67% similar
caleta vs carta
67% similar
caleta vs calma
67% similar

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

Key facts for caleta
PropertyValue
Headwordcaleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈlet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,470
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caleta”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).caletacae 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 “Caldas” (#18,469), “camionetas” (#18,471), “Báez” (#18,468). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caleta” va en #18,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around caleta (IPA [kaˈlet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,470 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for caleta, with forms such as "acleta", "caelta", and "caleat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cata", "carta", "calma", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is caleta, spelled C-A-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensenada o cala pequeña.
  2. 2
    Lugar destinado a la pesca artesanal.
  3. 3
    Lugar apartado o semiescondido en una ciudad, que es usado por vagabundos, niños de la calle o delincuentes como refugio para pasar la noche en compañía.
  4. 4
    Escondite, lugar para no ser visto o detectado por otros, donde a menudo se guardan artículos o dinero ilegales.
  5. 5
    Ladrón que hurta haciendo un agujero.
  6. 6
    Diminutivo de cala.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caleta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En esa parte de la costa, sembrada de escollos peligrosísimos, sólo existía en la desembocadura del estero una diminuta caleta en donde, acostado en la dorada arena, se veía un bote pintado de negro.
  2. … cerros de "patipelaos" y "choros"; cerro "Larraín", donde viven las madres y las esposas de los "lanzas" que operan en el extranjero y que suele servir de "gran caleta" a más de un prófugo "cargado" y encargado con urgencia.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acleta
  • caelta
  • caleat
  • caletta
  • calleta
  • caltea
  • ccaleta
  • claeta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caleta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acleta2caelta2caleat2caletta1calleta1caltea2ccaleta1claeta2
Edit distance from "caleta"

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 "caleta"?
"caleta" is spelled C-A-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlet̪a].
What does "caleta" mean?
As a noun, "caleta" means: Ensenada o cala pequeña.
What words are commonly confused with "caleta"?
"caleta" is commonly confused with "cata", "carta", "calma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caleta" is [kaˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caleta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Caldas#18,469Bustos#18,467burlan#18,466astros#18,446

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Blair8 variantsbatir8 variantsdurmió8 variantstrust8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list