# calco vs cale

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### calco
*noun · IPA [ˈkalko] · frequency rank #46,977*
Acción y efecto de calcar

### cale
*noun · IPA [ˈkale] · frequency rank #41,231*
Golpe suave con la mano.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/calco-vs-cale