callate

/[kaˈʝat̪e]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,519

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

callate is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de callarse (con el pronombre enclítico). Pronounced [kaˈʝat̪e]. Often confused with calle and cásate.

Key facts for callate
PropertyValue
Headwordcallate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈʝat̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,519
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for callate is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈʝat̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,519 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de callarse (con el pronombre enclítico).".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for callate, with forms such as "acllate", "calalte", and "calate". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "calle", "cásate", "collage", 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 callate, spelled C-A-L-L-A-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de callarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acllate,calalte,calate,callaet,callatte,calltae,ccallate,clalate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for callate

Misspelling Variants of "callate"

acllate7calalte7calate6callaet7callatte8calltae7ccallate8clalate7
Misspelling Variants of "callate"

Frequency rank: #16,519 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "callate"?
"callate" is spelled C-A-L-L-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʝat̪e].
What does "callate" mean?
As a verb, "callate" means: Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de callarse (con el pronombre enclítico).
What words are commonly confused with "callate"?
"callate" is commonly confused with "calle", "cásate", "collage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "callate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "callate" is [kaˈʝat̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "callate" come from?
"callate" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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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.