calvario
[kalˈβ̞aɾjo]
The verdict
“calvario” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #16,032 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,032
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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...
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 | calvario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalˈβ̞aɾjo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,032 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calvario” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for calvario is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for calvario, with forms such as "aclvario", "calavrio", and "calbario". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "canario", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is calvario, spelled C-A-L-V-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Camino 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.
- 2Sitio, normalmente a las afueras de una población, donde hay muchas cruces.
- 3Cúmulo de padecimientos, desengaños, mortificaciones y pesares.
- 4Las deudas que uno ha contraído cuando son muchas.
- 5Una cuenta llena de rayas y cruces y por extension, las deudas excesivas y complicadas.
- 6Bóveda craneal.
- 7Osario, 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calvario - 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.
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 “calvario”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-V-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalˈβ̞aɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “canario” - see the side-by-side comparison. calvario vs canario
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.