callado
[kaˈʝað̞o]
The verdict
“callado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,227 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,227
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que no habla mucho.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | callado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kaˈʝað̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,227 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “callado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for callado is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈʝað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,227 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que no habla mucho.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for callado, with forms such as "acllado", "calaldo", and "calladdo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "calló", "casado", "callar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is callado, spelled C-A-L-L-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Que no habla mucho.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acllado,calaldo,calladdo,callaod,calldao,ccallado,clalado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of callado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “callado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-L-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈʝað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “calló” - see the side-by-side comparison. callado vs calló
- 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.