Pronunciation: [kˈɑːli] (IPA) 
The spelling of the word "cali" is quite simple. It is spelled as "kæli". This can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription system. The letter "c" is pronounced as "k" in this word. The sound "æ" is produced by a vowel sound that is similar to the "a" in "cat". The letter "l" is pronounced as an "l" sound. Therefore, "cali" is pronounced as "kæli" in IPA transcription.
* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.
The word "cali" is derived from the city name "Cali", which is the third-largest city in Colombia. The name "Cali" itself is believed to have originated from the local indigenous language, likely the words "kali" or "kaliy" which means "river" or "place of the river". Over time, this name has been adopted as a shortened version to refer to Cali, California in the United States, or any other location or entity that shares a connection or association with the original city of Cali in Colombia.
