Calabria

[ka.ˈlaː.brja]

/[ka.ˈlaː.brja]/ name

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The verdict

“Calabria” is uncommon French (frequency #99,954 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,954
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calabre, région d’Italie.

Key facts for Calabria
PropertyValue
HeadwordCalabria
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ka.ˈlaː.brja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Calabria” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Calabria lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Calabria is uncommon French at frequency #99,954 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ka.ˈlaː.brja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Calabria, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Calabria, spelled C-A-L-A-B-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calabre, région d’Italie.
  2. 2
    Ancienne division administrative du royaume de Sicile.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Calabria"?
"Calabria" is spelled C-A-L-A-B-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ka.ˈlaː.brja].
What does "Calabria" mean?
As a proper noun, "Calabria" means: Calabre, région d’Italie.
How do you pronounce "Calabria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Calabria" is [ka.ˈlaː.brja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Calabria" come from?
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Using “Calabria”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-L-A-B-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ka.ˈlaː.brja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list