calices

\ka.lis\

/\ka.lis\/ noun

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The verdict

“calices” is uncommon French (frequency #72,989 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,989
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de calice.

Corpus desk

Index FR-calices · calices · French

calices · rank #72,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,989
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cadrent

Nearest frequency peer: cadrent (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « calices »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « calices » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calices
PropertyValue
Headwordcalices
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.lis\
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « calices » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).calicestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « cadrent » (#72,988), « Canelle » (#72,990), « Bénarès » (#72,987). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « calices » est au #72,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calices is uncommon French at frequency #72,989 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.lis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de calice.".

No misspelling variants are generated for calices in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is calices, spelled C-A-L-I-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de calice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how calices appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La nature, pimpante et piquante comme une brune au printemps, devient mélancolique et douce comme une blonde, les gazons se dorent, les fleurs d’automne poussent leurs pâles corolles, ce n’est plus les marguerites qui percent les pelouses de leurs yeux blancs, mais de rares calices violâtres.

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 "calices"?
"calices" is spelled C-A-L-I-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.lis\.
What does "calices" mean?
As a noun, "calices" means: Pluriel de calice.
How do you pronounce "calices"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calices" is \ka.lis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "calices", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cadrent#72,988Canelle#72,990Bénarès#72,987Cassano#72,996

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list