canalillo
[kanaˈliʝo]
The verdict
“canalillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte central que separa los pechos de la mujer.
Corpus desk
Index ES-canalillo · canalillo · Spanish
canalillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canalillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kanaˈliʝo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “canalillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
canalillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kanaˈliʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for canalillo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is canalillo, spelled C-A-N-A-L-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Parte central que separa los pechos de la mujer.
- 2Diminutivo de canal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how canalillo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Carmen Calvo acudió el lunes a la reunión con el número dos del Vaticano luciendo un top de encaje y canalillo
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.