Which to use
“caler” and “calma” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,506
- “caler” frequency rank
- #47,202
- “calma” frequency rank
- 69708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caler | calma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Baisser, en parlant des basses vergues, des mâts de hune ou de perroquet. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de calmer. |
Where the eye mixes caler and calma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caler (CVCVC) and calma (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between caler and calma
A purely visual mix-up. caler (\ka.le\) and calma (\kal.ma\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caler is recorded at frequency rank #22,506, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.le\. calma is at rank #47,202, tagged as averb, pronounced \kal.ma\.
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 69708, this pair ranks #54,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caler vs calma
Shared letters: acl. Private to "caler": er. Private to "calma": m.
"caler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "calma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caler" and "calma" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caler" vs "calma" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caler" and "calma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calma vs colla". 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 #54,117 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.