intercalado
[ĩn̪t̪eɾkaˈlað̞o]
The verdict
“intercalado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,069 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,069
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de intercalar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-intercalado · intercalado · Spanish
intercalado · rank #83,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,069
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 22,782
- PHOTO-FINISH intellectual
Nearest frequency peer: intellectual (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “intercalado”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- innocent
innocent
16,936 corpus weight
- inoportunos
inoportunos
16,935 corpus weight
- intellectual
intellectual
16,933 corpus weight
- intercalado
intercalado
16,932 corpus weight
- intercalan
intercalan
16,931 corpus weight
- intercambien
intercambien
16,930 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “intercalado” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intercalado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩn̪t̪eɾkaˈlað̞o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #83,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intercalado” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
intercalado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,069 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩn̪t̪eɾkaˈlað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de intercalar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for intercalado, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is intercalado, spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-A-L-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Participio de intercalar.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intercalado", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.