canalizar

/[kanaliˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,297

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

canalizar is aSpanishverb. It means: Abrir o construir canales o acequías en un curso de agua Pronounced [kanaliˈsaɾ].

Key facts for canalizar
PropertyValue
Headwordcanalizar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kanaliˈsaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,297
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of canalizar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for canalizar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kanaliˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,297 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for canalizar, with forms such as "acnalizar", "caanlizar", and "canailzar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is canalizar, spelled C-A-N-A-L-I-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abrir o construir canales o acequías en un curso de agua
  2. 2
    Regularizar o dar el trayecto deseado al cauce de un río o arroyo
  3. 3
    Dirigir, orientar o encauzar emociones, ideas, etc. en un sentido determinado

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnalizar,caanlizar,canailzar,canaliazr,canalizarr,canalizra,canalizzar,canallizar,canalziar,canlaizar,cannalizar,ccanalizar,cnaalizar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for canalizar

Misspelling Variants of "canalizar"

acnalizar9caanlizar9canailzar9canaliazr9canalizarr10canalizra9canalizzar10canallizar10
Misspelling Variants of "canalizar"

Frequency rank: #20,297 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canalizar"?
"canalizar" is spelled C-A-N-A-L-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kanaliˈsaɾ].
What does "canalizar" mean?
As a verb, "canalizar" means: Abrir o construir canales o acequías en un curso de agua
What are common misspellings of "canalizar"?
Common misspellings include "acnalizar", "caanlizar", "canailzar", "canaliazr", "canalizarr". The correct spelling is "canalizar".
How do you pronounce "canalizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canalizar" is [kanaliˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canalizar" come from?
"canalizar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.