callar

[kaˈʝaɾ]

/[kaˈʝaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“callar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,765
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - No emitir ningún sonido vocal, también por medio de la voz y por escrito.

Corpus desk

Index ES-callar · callar · Spanish

callar · rank #8,765 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,765
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calla

Nearest frequency peer: calla (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “callar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “callar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

callar vs calle
67% similar
callar vs calor
67% similar
callar vs calma
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for callar
PropertyValue
Headwordcallar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈʝaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,765
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “callar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).callarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calla” (#8,764), “camarada” (#8,766), “calcula” (#8,763). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “callar” va en #8,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around callar (IPA [kaˈʝaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,765 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for callar, with forms such as "acllar", "calalr", and "callarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "calle", "calor", "calma", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is callar, spelled C-A-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    No emitir ningún sonido vocal, también por medio de la voz y por escrito.
  2. 2
    Guardar algo en secreto; no decirlo.
  3. 3
    Dejar de llorar, cantar, gritar, tocar un instrumento, de meter bulla o ruido.
  4. 4
    Abstenerse de manifestar lo que se siente o se sabe.
  5. 5
    Dejar de emitir ciertos animales sus voces; como dejar de cantar un pájaro, de ladrar un perro, de croar una rana, etc.
  6. 6
    Dejar de hacer ruido el mar, el viento, un volcán, etc.
  7. 7
    Dejar de sonar un instrumento músico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how callar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Él sabe quién lo hizo pero calla.
  2. El consejero de Economía de la Comunidad Madrid, Percival Manglano, presume ayer por la mañana del éxito del rescate: “Es una buena noticia porque la bolsa está subiendo y la prima de riesgo está bajando”. Por la tarde, la Bolsa baja, la prima sube y el consejero calla.

Synonyms

guardar silenciohacer silencioguardar silenciohacer silencio

This word in other languages

shut(English)verschweigen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acllar
  • calalr
  • callarr
  • callra
  • ccallar
  • clalar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of callar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acllar2calalr2callarr1callra2ccallar1clalar2
Edit distance from "callar"

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 "callar"?
"callar" is spelled C-A-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʝaɾ].
What does "callar" mean?
As a verb, "callar" means: No emitir ningún sonido vocal, también por medio de la voz y por escrito.
What words are commonly confused with "callar"?
"callar" is commonly confused with "calle", "calor", "calma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "callar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "callar" is [kaˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "callar" come from?
"callar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

captar#8,770asumió#8,755Alcalá#8,747adonde#8,746

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ayudo6 variantschef6 variantsAmada6 variantsdown6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list