calzado
[kalˈsað̞o]
The verdict
“calzado” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,992 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,992
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prenda de vestir que se usa para cubrir y proteger el pie.
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 | calzado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalˈsað̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,992 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calzado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for calzado is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kalˈsað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,992 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for calzado, with forms such as "aclzado", "calazdo", and "callzado". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casado", "colado", "calzas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is calzado, spelled C-A-L-Z-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Prenda de vestir que se usa para cubrir y proteger el pie.
- 2Todo lo que pertenece a cubrir y adornar el pie y la pierna, lo que incluye a las medias y ligas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aclzado,calazdo,callzado,calzaddo,calzaod,calzdao,calzzado,cazlado,ccalzado,clazado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calzado - 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 “calzado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-Z-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalˈsað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “casado” - see the side-by-side comparison. calzado vs casado
- 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.