kala

/ˈkɑ.la/

//ˈkɑ.la// noun

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The verdict

“kala” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,293 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,293
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeiro dia do mês:

Corpus desk

Index PT-kala · kala · Portuguese

kala · rank #66,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,293
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH interregno

Nearest frequency peer: interregno (-15 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “kala”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “kala” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kala
PropertyValue
Headwordkala
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɑ.la/
Letters4
Frequency rank#66,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “kala” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).kalacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “interregno” (#66,278), “lograr” (#66,308), “instigador” (#66,272). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kala” fica em #66,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kala is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,293 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɑ.la/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "primeiro dia do mês:".

kala has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is kala, spelled K-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeiro dia do mês:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nota: usado diante do nome de um mês ou período do ano.

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 "kala"?
"kala" is spelled K-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.la/.
What does "kala" mean?
As a noun, "kala" means: primeiro dia do mês:
How do you pronounce "kala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kala" is /ˈkɑ.la/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kala" come from?
"kala" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gens#66,226nuit#66,363fema#66,200duce#66,145

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list