caliginoso
[kalixiˈnoso]
The verdict
“caliginoso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oscuro, tenebroso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-caliginoso · caliginoso · Spanish
caliginoso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caliginoso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kalixiˈnoso] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “caliginoso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
caliginoso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kalixiˈnoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oscuro, tenebroso.".
No misspelling variants are generated for caliginoso in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is caliginoso, spelled C-A-L-I-G-I-N-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1Oscuro, tenebroso.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how caliginoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El pueblo está abandonado; sus habitantes debieron de emigrar unos a Alemania, otros a Cataluña, y los demás se han asentado en el llano, formando una nueva población sobre la carretera de Jimena a San Roque, junto a la Almoraima, finca acaso justamente expropiada y sin duda manifiestamente empeorable. Yo llegué a Castellar un caliginoso mediodía de marzo…
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