calma
/ˈkaɫ.mɐ/
The verdict
“calma” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,600 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #1,600
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - expressa incitamento a apaziguação em uma situação tensa
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calma |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈkaɫ.mɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,600 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calma” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for calma is 5 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkaɫ.mɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,600 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "expressa incitamento a apaziguação em uma situação tensa".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for calma, with forms such as "aclma", "calam", and "callma". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "clã", "casa", "cara", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is calma, spelled C-A-L-M-A.
Definition
- 1expressa incitamento a apaziguação em uma situação tensa
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aclma,calam,callma,calmma,camla,ccalma,clama
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calma - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “calma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-L-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkaɫ.mɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “clã” - see the side-by-side comparison. calma vs clã
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.