Calgary
[kalˈɣ̞aɾi]
The verdict
“Calgary” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,139 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #56,139
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es una ciudad de Canadá.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Calgary |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kalˈɣ̞aɾi] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Calgary” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Calgary is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kalˈɣ̞aɾi]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,139 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "es una ciudad de Canadá.".
Calgary doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Calgary, spelled C-A-L-G-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1es una ciudad de Canadá.
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.
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Using “Calgary”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-G-A-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalˈɣ̞aɾi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.