calima
\ka.li.ma\
The verdict
“calima” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vent d'est des îles Canaries.
Corpus desk
Index FR-calima · calima · French
calima · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calima |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.li.ma\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « calima » en français
Rare enough to double-check
calima is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.li.ma\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vent d'est des îles Canaries.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for calima, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is calima, spelled C-A-L-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1Vent d'est des îles Canaries.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how calima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il décrivit l’aridité de l’île, le calima (« vent de sable »), les vallées paisibles et cultivées, et les fermes isolées ; les palmiers et les tamaris, les vallons appelés barrancos et les écureuils de Barbarie.
On s’était dit que c’était peut-être la calima, le vent du désert, qui me tournait la tête.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.