canaleta
[kanaˈlet̪a]
The verdict
“canaleta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,850 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,850
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Canal inclinado para deslizar cargas en los buques.
Corpus desk
Index ES-canaleta · canaleta · Spanish
canaleta · rank #79,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,850
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH camí
Nearest frequency peer: camí (-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 “canaleta”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- caminaremos
caminaremos
20,155 corpus weight
- campan
campan
20,154 corpus weight
- campechanos
campechanos
20,153 corpus weight
- camí
camí
20,152 corpus weight
- canaleta
canaleta
20,151 corpus weight
- canastos
canastos
20,150 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “canaleta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canaleta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kanaˈlet̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “canaleta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
canaleta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,850 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kanaˈlet̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for canaleta in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is canaleta, spelled C-A-N-A-L-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Canal inclinado para deslizar cargas en los buques.
- 2Arroyo de la calle.
- 3Canal estrecho de latón u otro metal, que corre inclinado a lo largo del borde de los tejados para recibir el agua de lluvia y llevarla hacia un desagüe.
Synonyms
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.
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