calosidade

noun

The verdict

“calosidade” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que tem calos

Corpus desk

Index PT-calosidade · calosidade · Portuguese

calosidade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for calosidade
PropertyValue
Headwordcalosidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “calosidade” em português

calosidadenão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calosidade is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for calosidade, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is calosidade, spelled C-A-L-O-S-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que tem calos
  2. 2
    espessamento da pele devido a atrito ou lesões cicatrizadas
  3. 3
    qualquer formação saliente, dura e geralmente arredondada em uma superfície

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how calosidade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. aquele piso tem calosidades antiderrapantes

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calosidade"?
"calosidade" is spelled C-A-L-O-S-I-D-A-D-E.
What does "calosidade" mean?
As a noun, "calosidade" means: qualidade do que tem calos
What language does "calosidade" come from?
"calosidade" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list