Which to use
“calladas” and “calmada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,177
- “calladas” frequency rank
- #32,116
- “calmada” frequency rank
- 77293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calladas | calmada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de callado, participio de callar o de callarse. | Forma del femenino de calmado, participio de calmar o de calmarse. |
Where the eye mixes calladas and calmada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: calladas vs calmada
A purely visual mix-up. calladas ([kaˈʝað̞as]) and calmada ([kalˈmað̞a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calladas is recorded at frequency rank #45,177, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈʝað̞as]. calmada is at rank #32,116, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kalˈmað̞a].
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 77293, this pair ranks #16,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calladas vs calmada
Shared letters: acdl. Private to "calladas": s. Private to "calmada": m.
"calladas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "calmada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calladas" and "calmada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "calladas" vs "calmada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "calladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calmada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calladas" and "calmada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calladas vs cañadas". 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 #16,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.