calle

[ˈkaʝe]

/[ˈkaʝe]/ noun

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The verdict

“calle” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #443 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#443
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Camino urbano, especialmente el destinado al tránsito de vehículos.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

calle vs cole
60% similar
calle vs Carl
40% similar
calle vs case
60% similar

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

Key facts for calle
PropertyValue
Headwordcalle
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaʝe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#443
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “calle” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). calle lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for calle is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaʝe]. Corpus data places it at rank #443 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for calle, with forms such as "aclle", "calel", and "ccalle". 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, "cole", "Carl", "case", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is calle, spelled C-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Camino urbano, especialmente el destinado al tránsito de vehículos.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, espacio urbano abierto y no ajardinado, por oposición al interior de los edificios.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, libertad de circular y moverse libremente.
  4. 4
    Por metonimia, mayoría de la población.
  5. 5
    Camino flanqueado de hileras de árboles u otras cosas.
  6. 6
    Serie de casillas por las que una ficha puede desplazarse en ciertos juegos de tablero.
  7. 7
    Cada una de las franjas longitudinales en que se divide la pista y que corresponden respectivamente a cada competidor en las pruebas de velocidad.
  8. 8
    Fila o hilera de espacios en blanco que se forma accidentalmente en una página compuesta y produce un efecto visual desagradable.
  9. 9
    Tramo de una calle₁ entre una y otra esquina.
  10. 10
    Población que depende administrativamente de otra.
  11. 11
    Experiencia, habilidad o pericia adquirida en la calle o también adquirida de modo práctico.

Synonyms

rúagenteopinión públicapúblicosociedadvulgoalmantaentreliñovialandarivelcuadramanzana

Antonyms

prisión

This word in other languages

street(English)rue(Français)Straße(Deutsch)rua(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclle,calel,ccalle,clale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aclle2calel2ccalle1clale2
Edit distance from "calle"

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 "calle"?
"calle" is spelled C-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʝe].
What does "calle" mean?
As a noun, "calle" means: Camino urbano, especialmente el destinado al tránsito de vehículos.
What words are commonly confused with "calle"?
"calle" is commonly confused with "cole", "Carl", "case". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calle" is [ˈkaʝe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calle" come from?
"calle" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “calle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaʝe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cole” - see the side-by-side comparison. calle vs cole
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list