calor

/kɐ.ˈloɾ/

//kɐ.ˈloɾ// noun

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The verdict

“calor” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,839
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sensação experimentada em um ambiente aquecido ou ao tocar um objeto quente

Corpus desk

Index PT-calor · calor · Portuguese

calor · rank #1,839 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,839
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cadeia

Nearest frequency peer: cadeia (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “calor”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “calor” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

calor vs cor
60% similar
calor vs cão
40% similar
calor vs car
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for calor
PropertyValue
Headwordcalor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈloɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,839
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “calor”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.calorcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cadeia” (#1,838), “capa” (#1,840), “bela” (#1,837). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “calor” fica em #1,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around calor (IPA /kɐ.ˈloɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,839 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for calor, with forms such as "aclor", "callor", and "calorr". 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, "cor", "cão", "car", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is calor, spelled C-A-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sensação experimentada em um ambiente aquecido ou ao tocar um objeto quente
  2. 2
    qualidade do que está quente
  3. 3
    animação
  4. 4
    cordialidade
  5. 5
    energia térmica que flui de um corpo para outro em virtude da diferença de temperatura entre eles; energia na forma de calor pode entrar (+) ou sair (-) de um corpo, mas calor não pode ser adicionado ou removido de um corpo, pois nenhum corpo possui calor (os corpos possuem energia interna); é medido em calorias ou joules
  6. 6
    quantidade de energia transferida entre um sistema e sua vizinhança não em virtude da variação do volume ou do movimento da fronteira que os separa (trabalho), mas sim através da citada fronteira; a fronteira que permite a existência de calor é denominada fronteira diabática; a que não permite, fronteira adiabática
  7. 7
    em acordo com a primeira lei da termodinâmica (ΔU=Q- Tau ), uma das formas (Q) de se alterar a energia interna (U) de um sistema; a outra forma dá-se via trabalho ( Tau )
  8. 8
    pressão adversária aguda que coloca uma equipe em complicação defensiva de eminente marcação de ponto em seu desfavor

This word in other languages

heat(English)calor(Español)chaleur(Français)Hitze(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclor
  • callor
  • calorr
  • caolr
  • ccalor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aclor2callor1calorr1caolr2ccalor1
Edit distance from "calor"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calor"?
"calor" is spelled C-A-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈloɾ/.
What does "calor" mean?
As a noun, "calor" means: sensação experimentada em um ambiente aquecido ou ao tocar um objeto quente
What words are commonly confused with "calor"?
"calor" is commonly confused with "cor", "cão", "car". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calor" is /kɐ.ˈloɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calor" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list