calientas

[kaˈljẽn̪t̪as]

/[kaˈljẽn̪t̪as]/ verb

The verdict

“calientas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,556 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,556
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de calentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calientas · calientas · Spanish

calientas · rank #86,556 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,556
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calentaron

Nearest frequency peer: calentaron (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “calientas”

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 “calientas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calientas
PropertyValue
Headwordcalientas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈljẽn̪t̪as]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “calientas” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.calientascae 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: “calentaron” (#86,555), “calderos” (#86,554), “Campoy” (#86,558). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calientas” va en #86,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calientas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,556 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈljẽn̪t̪as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de calentar.".

calientas has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 calientas, spelled C-A-L-I-E-N-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de calentar.

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 "calientas"?
"calientas" is spelled C-A-L-I-E-N-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈljẽn̪t̪as].
What does "calientas" mean?
As a verb, "calientas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de calentar.
How do you pronounce "calientas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calientas" is [kaˈljẽn̪t̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calientas" come from?
"calientas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list