calibres

/[kaˈliβ̞ɾes]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,393

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

calibres is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de calibrar. Pronounced [kaˈliβ̞ɾes]. Often confused with calores and calambres.

Key facts for calibres
PropertyValue
Headwordcalibres
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈliβ̞ɾes]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,393
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for calibres is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈliβ̞ɾes]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,393 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de calibrar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for calibres, with forms such as "aclibres", "cailbres", and "calbires". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "calores", "calambres", 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 calibres, spelled C-A-L-I-B-R-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de calibrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclibres,cailbres,calbires,calibbres,calibers,calibress,calibrres,calibrse,calirbes,calivres,callibres,ccalibres,claibres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for calibres

Misspelling Variants of "calibres"

aclibres8cailbres8calbires8calibbres9calibers8calibress9calibrres9calibrse8
Misspelling Variants of "calibres"

Frequency rank: #46,393 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calibres"?
"calibres" is spelled C-A-L-I-B-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈliβ̞ɾes].
What does "calibres" mean?
As a verb, "calibres" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de calibrar.
What words are commonly confused with "calibres"?
"calibres" is commonly confused with "calores", "calambres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calibres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calibres" is [kaˈliβ̞ɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calibres" come from?
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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.