caña de azúcar

[ˈkaɲa ð̞e aˈsukaɾ]

/[ˈkaɲa ð̞e aˈsukaɾ]/ phrase

The verdict

“caña de azúcar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Saccharum officinarum) Planta gramínea, originaria de la India, con el tallo leñoso, de unos dos metros de altura, hojas largas, lampiñas, y flores en panoja piramidal purpúreas; el tallo está lle...

Key facts for caña de azúcar
PropertyValue
Headwordcaña de azúcar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈkaɲa ð̞e aˈsukaɾ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “caña de azúcar” sits in Spanish frequency

caña de azúcar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

caña de azúcar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈkaɲa ð̞e aˈsukaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Saccharum officinarum) Planta gramínea, originaria de la India, con el tallo leñoso, de unos dos metros de altura, hojas largas, lampiñas, y flores en panoja piramidal purpúreas; el tallo está lle...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for caña de azúcar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is caña de azúcar, spelled C-A-Ñ-A- -D-E- -A-Z-Ú-C-A-R.

Definition

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    (Saccharum officinarum) Planta gramínea, originaria de la India, con el tallo leñoso, de unos dos metros de altura, hojas largas, lampiñas, y flores en panoja piramidal purpúreas; el tallo está lleno de un tejido esponjoso y dulce del que se extrae azúcar.

Synonyms

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 "caña de azúcar"?
"caña de azúcar" is spelled C-A-Ñ-A- -D-E- -A-Z-Ú-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɲa ð̞e aˈsukaɾ].
What does "caña de azúcar" mean?
As a phrase, "caña de azúcar" means: (Saccharum officinarum) Planta gramínea, originaria de la India, con el tallo leñoso, de unos dos metros de altura, hojas largas, lampiñas, y flores en panoja piramidal purpúreas; el tallo está lle...
How do you pronounce "caña de azúcar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caña de azúcar" is [ˈkaɲa ð̞e aˈsukaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caña de azúcar" come from?
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Using “caña de azúcar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-Ñ-A- -D-E- -A-Z-Ú-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaɲa ð̞e aˈsukaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list