calladasvscalmadaWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
calladas
7 ch
calmada

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

  • calladasaclladas · caladas · calaldas · callaads · calladass · calladdas · calladsa · calldaas
  • calmadaaclmada · calamda · callmada · calmaad · calmadda · calmdaa · calmmada · camlada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "calladas" and "calmada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈʝað̞as] versus [kalˈmað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "calladas" vs "calmada" - which ranks higher?
"calmada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,116 in our Spanish list, against #45,177 for "calladas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list