caló
[kaˈlo]
The verdict
“caló” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #36,964) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #36,964
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lengua de contacto formada a partir del léxico romaní y la gramática española, usada por los gitanos de España, Portugal y el sur de Francia, y que ha influído en el argot, la germanía y el lenguaj...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caló |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈlo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #36,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caló” sits in Spanish frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for caló is neighbouring look-alikes ("co", "can", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [kaˈlo]. Frequency #36,964 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Gloss: "Lengua de contacto formada a partir del léxico romaní y la gramática española, usada por los gitanos de España, Portugal y el sur de Francia, y que ha influído en el argot, la germanía y el lenguaj...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for caló, with forms such as "acló", "caól", and "ccaló". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "can", "cap", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is caló, spelled C-A-L-Ó.
Definition
- 1Lengua de contacto formada a partir del léxico romaní y la gramática española, usada por los gitanos de España, Portugal y el sur de Francia, y que ha influído en el argot, la germanía y el lenguaje informal de la península ibérica.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acló
- caól
- ccaló
- claó
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caló - 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.
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.
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Using “caló”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈlo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “co” - see the side-by-side comparison. caló vs co
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.