calman

[ˈkalmãn]

/[ˈkalmãn]/ verb

The verdict

“calman” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,398 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,398
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de calmar o de calmarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calman · calman · Spanish

calman · rank #53,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,398
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH californiano

Nearest frequency peer: californiano (-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 “calman”

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 “calman” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calman
PropertyValue
Headwordcalman
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkalmãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “calman” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).calmancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “californiano” (#53,397), “calmando” (#53,399), “califico” (#53,396). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calman” va en #53,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calman is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,398 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkalmãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de calmar o de calmarse.".

calman doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is calman, spelled C-A-L-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de calmar o de calmarse.

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 "calman"?
"calman" is spelled C-A-L-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkalmãn].
What does "calman" mean?
As a verb, "calman" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de calmar o de calmarse.
How do you pronounce "calman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calman" is [ˈkalmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calman" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list