cañadón

[kaɲaˈð̞õn]

/[kaɲaˈð̞õn]/ noun

The verdict

“cañadón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,328 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,328
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hondonada profunda.

Corpus desk

Index ES-canadon · cañadón · Spanish

cañadón · rank #99,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,328
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cejudo

Nearest frequency peer: Cejudo (+1 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cañadón”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cañadón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cañadón
PropertyValue
Headwordcañadón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɲaˈð̞õn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cañadón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cañadóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Cejudo” (#99,329), “censuraba” (#99,330), “cautivan” (#99,325). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cañadón” va en #99,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cañadón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,328 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɲaˈð̞õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for cañadón in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cañadón, spelled C-A-Ñ-A-D-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hondonada profunda.
  2. 2
    Curso natural de agua entre dos montañas.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cañadón"?
"cañadón" is spelled C-A-Ñ-A-D-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɲaˈð̞õn].
What does "cañadón" mean?
As a noun, "cañadón" means: Hondonada profunda.
How do you pronounce "cañadón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cañadón" is [kaɲaˈð̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cañadón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list