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callar

Spanish, verb/kaˈʝaɾ/

callar is a Spanish verb meaning “to calm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “No emitir ningún sonido vocal, también por medio de la voz y por escrito”.

What does callar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to calm

  2. 2

    derogatoryto be silent, to shut up

    ¿Por qué no te callas?

  3. 3

    to keep silent

  4. 4

    to hush, to become silent

  5. 5

    to hush, to make silent

  6. 6

    to not mention

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. No emitir ningún sonido vocal, también por medio de la voz y por escrito. 2. Guardar algo en secreto; no decirlo. 3. Dejar de llorar, cantar, gritar, tocar un instrumento, de meter bulla o ruido. 4. Abstenerse de manifestar lo que se siente o se sabe.

verb: 1. Hacer que alguien o algo (animal o cosa) deje de hablar o producir sonido. 2. Tener reservada, no decir una cosa. 3. Omitir, pasar algo en silencio.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of callar

  • callo first-person present singular
  • callé first-person preterite singular
  • callado participle past
  • callando gerund
  • callada feminine participle past
  • callados masculine participle past
  • calladas feminine participle past
  • callas indicative informal present
  • callás indicative informal present
  • calla indicative present singular
  • callamos first-person indicative plural
  • calláis indicative plural present
  • callan indicative plural present
  • callaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • callabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • callábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • callabais imperfect indicative plural
  • callaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce callar?

  • /kaˈʝaɾ/
  • [kaˈʝaɾ]
  • [kaˈʎaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to callar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is callar in Spanish?

callar appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).