calida

[kaˈlið̞a]

/[kaˈlið̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“calida” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,184 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,184
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de calido, participio de caler.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calida · calida · Spanish

calida · rank #65,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,184
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calcinado

Nearest frequency peer: calcinado (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “calida”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “calida” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calida
PropertyValue
Headwordcalida
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[kaˈlið̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,184
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “calida” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.calidacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “calcinado” (#65,182), “campestres” (#65,186), “cancel” (#65,187). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calida” va en #65,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calida is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,184 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [kaˈlið̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de calido, participio de caler.".

No misspelling variants are generated for calida in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is calida, spelled C-A-L-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de calido, participio de caler.

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 "calida"?
"calida" is spelled C-A-L-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlið̞a].
What does "calida" mean?
As a participle, "calida" means: Forma del femenino de calido, participio de caler.
How do you pronounce "calida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calida" is [kaˈlið̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calida" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list