caloria
/ka.lo.ˈɾi.a/
The verdict
“caloria” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #56,574 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #56,574
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unidade de medição do calor
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caloria |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ka.lo.ˈɾi.a/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,574 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caloria” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for caloria is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ka.lo.ˈɾi.a/. Corpus data places it at rank #56,574 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for caloria in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 caloria, spelled C-A-L-O-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1unidade de medição do calor
- 2quantidade de energia necessária para, sob pressão constante, elevar a temperatura de um grama de água líquida em 1° C
- 3unidade com que se mede o valor nutricional dos alimentos
This word in other languages
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 “caloria”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-L-O-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ka.lo.ˈɾi.a/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.