callana
[kaˈʝana]
The verdict
“callana” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vasija tosca que sirve para tostar cereales.
Corpus desk
Index ES-callana · callana · Spanish
callana · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | callana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈʝana] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “callana” en español
Rare enough to double-check
callana is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈʝana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for callana, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 callana, spelled C-A-L-L-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Vasija tosca que sirve para tostar cereales.
- 2Mancha oscura que suelen tener en lo bajo de la espalda, por sobre los glúteos, los recién nacidos con ascendencia amerindia, africana o del este de Asia.
- 3Reloj de bolsillo de gran tamaño.
- 4Especie de brasero o crisol de tierra en el que se prueban los metales.
- 5Escoria metalífera, de la que aun pueden beneficiarse metales.
- 6Cualquier tiesto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how callana appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuando salí de mi casa/ dos cosas no más sentía:/ la “callana” en que tostaba/ y la pieira en que molía...”.
Hay que guardarse sobre todo de los mulatos, gente de «sangre pesada» por excelencia, aunque no siempre es fácil descubrirlos, porque, como lo que los denuncia es la callana, mancha negra situada en la parte superior de una de las.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.