calme

/[ˈkalme]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,928

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

calme is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de calmar o de calmarse. Pronounced [ˈkalme]. Often confused with Cam and cama.

Key facts for calme
PropertyValue
Headwordcalme
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkalme]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,928
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for calme is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkalme]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,928 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for calme, with forms such as "aclme", "calem", and "callme". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cam", "cama", "come", 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 calme, spelled C-A-L-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de calmar o de calmarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de calmar o de calmarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de calmar o del imperativo negativo de calmarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclme,calem,callme,calmme,camle,ccalme,clame

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for calme

Misspelling Variants of "calme"

aclme5calem5callme6calmme6camle5ccalme6clame5
Misspelling Variants of "calme"

Frequency rank: #25,928 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calme"?
"calme" is spelled C-A-L-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkalme].
What does "calme" mean?
As a verb, "calme" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de calmar o de calmarse.
What words are commonly confused with "calme"?
"calme" is commonly confused with "Cam", "cama", "come". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calme" is [ˈkalme]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calme" come from?
"calme" 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.