callejón

[kaʝeˈxõn]

/[kaʝeˈxõn]/ noun

The verdict

“callejón” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,772
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paso o calle estrechos y largos que están entre paredes, comercios, casas, elevaciones de terreno, etc..

Corpus desk

Index ES-callejon · callejón · Spanish

callejón · rank #12,772 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,772
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH callejeros

Nearest frequency peer: callejeros (-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 “callejón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “callejón” 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).

callejón vs callen
75% similar
callejón vs callejones
70% similar
callejón vs Calleja
63% similar

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

Key facts for callejón
PropertyValue
Headwordcallejón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʝeˈxõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,772
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “callejón”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.callejóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “callejeros” (#12,771), “cantaba” (#12,773), “caldera” (#12,770). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “callejón” va en #12,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around callejón (IPA [kaʝeˈxõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,772 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for callejón, with forms such as "acllejón", "calejón", and "caleljón". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "callen", "callejones", "Calleja", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 callejón, spelled C-A-L-L-E-J-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paso o calle estrechos y largos que están entre paredes, comercios, casas, elevaciones de terreno, etc..
  2. 2
    Espacio que hay entre la barrera y la contrabarrera de las plazas de toros.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acllejón
  • calejón
  • caleljón
  • callejjón
  • callejnó
  • callejónn
  • calleójn
  • calljeón
  • ccallejón
  • clalejón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of callejón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acllejón2calejón1caleljón2callejjón1callejnó2callejónn1calleójn2calljeón2
Edit distance from "callejón"

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 "callejón"?
"callejón" is spelled C-A-L-L-E-J-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʝeˈxõn].
What does "callejón" mean?
As a noun, "callejón" means: Paso o calle estrechos y largos que están entre paredes, comercios, casas, elevaciones de terreno, etc..
What words are commonly confused with "callejón"?
"callejón" is commonly confused with "callen", "callejones", "Calleja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "callejón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "callejón" is [kaʝeˈxõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "callejón" come from?
"callejón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list