Which to use
“caldos” and “caló” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,796
- “caldos” frequency rank
- #36,964
- “caló” frequency rank
- 82760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caldos | caló |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de caldo. | Lengua de contacto formada a partir del léxico romaní y la gramática española, usada por los gitanos de España, Portugal y el sur de Francia, y que ha influído en el argot, la germanía y el lenguaje informal de la península ibérica. |
Where the eye mixes caldos and caló
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caldos and caló
A purely visual mix-up. caldos ([ˈkal̪d̪os]) and caló ([kaˈlo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caldos is recorded at frequency rank #45,796, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkal̪d̪os]. caló is at rank #36,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈlo].
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 82760, this pair ranks #8,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caldos vs caló
Shared letters: acl. Private to "caldos": dos. Private to "caló": ó.
"caldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "caló" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caldos ← acldos · cadlos · calddos · caldoss · caldso · calldos · calods · ccaldos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caldos" and "caló" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caldos" or "caló" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caldos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caló" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caldos" and "caló" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calco vs caldos". 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 #8,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.