Which to use
“caído” and “calmo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,224
- “caído” frequency rank
- #37,473
- “calmo” frequency rank
- 41697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caído | calmo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Desfallecido, amilanado. | Que está quieto, sosegado o calmado. |
Where the eye mixes caído and calmo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caído (CVVCV) and calmo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses caído with calmo
A purely visual mix-up. caído ([kaˈið̞o]) and calmo ([ˈkalmo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caído is recorded at frequency rank #4,224, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈið̞o]. calmo is at rank #37,473, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkalmo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41697, this pair ranks #152,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caído vs calmo
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caído": dí. Private to "calmo": lm.
"caído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "calmo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calmo ← aclmo · callmo · calmmo · calom · camlo · ccalmo · clamo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caído" and "calmo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caído" vs "calmo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "caído" and "calmo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calmo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caído" and "calmo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calmen vs calmo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #152,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.