calvario

/[kalˈβ̞aɾjo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,032

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

calvario is aSpanishnoun. It means: Camino en que se representa con una serie de catorce imágenes de la Pasión, denominadas estaciones, correspondientes a incidentes particulares que, según la tradición cristiana, Jesús sufrió por la... Pronounced [kalˈβ̞aɾjo]. Often confused with canario.

Key facts for calvario
PropertyValue
Headwordcalvario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kalˈβ̞aɾjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,032
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for calvario is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kalˈβ̞aɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,032 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for calvario, with forms such as "aclvario", "calavrio", and "calbario". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "canario", 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 calvario, spelled C-A-L-V-A-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Camino en que se representa con una serie de catorce imágenes de la Pasión, denominadas estaciones, correspondientes a incidentes particulares que, según la tradición cristiana, Jesús sufrió por la salvación de la humanidad basados en los evangelios y la tradición.
  2. 2
    Sitio, normalmente a las afueras de una población, donde hay muchas cruces.
  3. 3
    Cúmulo de padecimientos, desengaños, mortificaciones y pesares.
  4. 4
    Las deudas que uno ha contraído cuando son muchas.
  5. 5
    Una cuenta llena de rayas y cruces y por extension, las deudas excesivas y complicadas.
  6. 6
    Bóveda craneal.
  7. 7
    Osario, depósito de huesos.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aclvario,calavrio,calbario,callvario,calvairo,calvaroi,calvarrio,calvraio,calvvario,cavlario,ccalvario,clavario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for calvario

Misspelling Variants of "calvario"

aclvario8calavrio8calbario8callvario9calvairo8calvaroi8calvarrio9calvraio8
Misspelling Variants of "calvario"

Frequency rank: #16,032 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calvario"?
"calvario" is spelled C-A-L-V-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kalˈβ̞aɾjo].
What does "calvario" mean?
As a noun, "calvario" means: Camino en que se representa con una serie de catorce imágenes de la Pasión, denominadas estaciones, correspondientes a incidentes particulares que, según la tradición cristiana, Jesús sufrió por la...
What words are commonly confused with "calvario"?
"calvario" is commonly confused with "canario". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calvario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calvario" is [kalˈβ̞aɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calvario" come from?
"calvario" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.