callarse

/[kaˈʝaɾse]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,128

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

callarse is aSpanishverb. It means: No emitir ningún sonido vocal o por medio de la voz, o dejar de hacerlo. Pronounced [kaˈʝaɾse]. Often confused with Callas and casarse.

Key facts for callarse
PropertyValue
Headwordcallarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈʝaɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,128
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of callarse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for callarse is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈʝaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,128 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for callarse, with forms such as "acllarse", "calalrse", and "calarse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Callas", "casarse", "callate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is callarse, spelled C-A-L-L-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    No emitir ningún sonido vocal o por medio de la voz, o dejar de hacerlo.
  2. 2
    Dejar de llorar, cantar, gritar, tocar un instrumento, de meter bulla o ruido.
  3. 3
    Abstenerse de manifestar lo que se siente o se sabe.
  4. 4
    Dejar de emitir ciertos animales sus voces; como dejar de cantar un pájaro, de ladrar un perro, de croar una rana, etc.
  5. 5
    Dejar de hacer sonido el mar, el viento, un volcán, un instrumento musical, etc.
  6. 6
    Tener reservada, no decir una cosa.
  7. 7
    Omitir, pasar algo en silencio.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acllarse,calalrse,calarse,callarce,callares,callarrse,callarsse,callasre,callrase,ccallarse,clalarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for callarse

Misspelling Variants of "callarse"

acllarse8calalrse8calarse7callarce8callares8callarrse9callarsse9callasre8
Misspelling Variants of "callarse"

Frequency rank: #27,128 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "callarse"?
"callarse" is spelled C-A-L-L-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʝaɾse].
What does "callarse" mean?
As a verb, "callarse" means: No emitir ningún sonido vocal o por medio de la voz, o dejar de hacerlo.
What words are commonly confused with "callarse"?
"callarse" is commonly confused with "Callas", "casarse", "callate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "callarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "callarse" is [kaˈʝaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "callarse" come from?
"callarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.