cállense

[ˈkaʝẽnse]

/[ˈkaʝẽnse]/ verb

The verdict

“cállense” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,258 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,258
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de callarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-callense · cállense · Spanish

cállense · rank #65,258 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,258
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH custodiados

Nearest frequency peer: custodiados (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cállense”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cállense” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cállense
PropertyValue
Headwordcállense
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkaʝẽnse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,258
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cállense” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cállensecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “custodiados” (#65,257), “Daguestán” (#65,260), “debutantes” (#65,261). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cállense” va en #65,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cállense is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,258 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkaʝẽnse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de callarse (con el pronombre enclítico).".

cállense doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cállense, spelled C-Á-L-L-E-N-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de callarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

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 "cállense"?
"cállense" is spelled C-Á-L-L-E-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʝẽnse].
What does "cállense" mean?
As a verb, "cállense" means: Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de callarse (con el pronombre enclítico).
How do you pronounce "cállense"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cállense" is [ˈkaʝẽnse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cállense" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list