calva

Name: calva, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkalβ̞a]

/[ˈkalβ̞a]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“calva” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,960. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,960
frequency rank, Spanish: 8,288
“C” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte superior de la cabeza de quien ha perdido el cabello.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calva · calva · Spanish

calva · rank #29,960 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,960
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,288
PHOTO-FINISH calurosa

Nearest frequency peer: calurosa (-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.

calabazas

70,045
calculada

70,044
calurosa

70,042
calva

70,041
Canoas

70,040
cantamos

70,039

What this shows “calva” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

calva vs casa

60% similar

calva vs cara

60% similar

calva vs cama

60% similar

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

Key facts for calva
Property	Value
Headword	calva
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkalβ̞a]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#29,960
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “calva”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).calvacae aquí:

#29,960

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calurosa” (#29,959), “Canoas” (#29,961), “cantamos” (#29,962). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calva” va en #29,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around calva (IPA [ˈkalβ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,960 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for calva, with forms such as "aclva", "calav", and "calba". 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, "casa", "cara", "cama", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is calva, spelled C-A-L-V-A.

Definition

1
Parte superior de la cabeza de quien ha perdido el cabello.
2
Juego que consiste en lanzar una piedra u objeto parecido contra un madero o cuerno puesto verticalmente a una distancia proporcionada, con el objetivo de golpearlo en la parte superior sin que antes la piedra haya tocado tierra.
3
Región de tierra de un plantío que está desprovista de árboles.
4
Parte superior del almete, que es la pieza de la armadura que cubre el cráneo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

aclva
calav
calba
callva
calvva
cavla
ccalva

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calva - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "calva"

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 "calva"?

"calva" is spelled C-A-L-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkalβ̞a].

What does "calva" mean?

As a noun, "calva" means: Parte superior de la cabeza de quien ha perdido el cabello.

What words are commonly confused with "calva"?

"calva" is commonly confused with "casa", "cara", "cama". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "calva"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calva" is [ˈkalβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "calva" come from?

"calva" 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 "calva", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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