canalla

[kaˈnaʝa]

/[kaˈnaʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“canalla” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,595
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona ruin y que actúa sin atender a ninguna moral.

Corpus desk

Index ES-canalla · canalla · Spanish

canalla · rank #20,595 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,595
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH camping

Nearest frequency peer: camping (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “canalla”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “canalla” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

canalla vs canela
71% similar
canalla vs capilla
71% similar
canalla vs casilla
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for canalla
PropertyValue
Headwordcanalla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈnaʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,595
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “canalla”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).canallacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “camping” (#20,594), “camilla” (#20,593), “carita” (#20,598). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “canalla” va en #20,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around canalla (IPA [kaˈnaʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,595 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for canalla, with forms such as "acnalla", "caanlla", and "canala". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "canela", "capilla", "casilla", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is canalla, spelled C-A-N-A-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona ruin y que actúa sin atender a ninguna moral.
  2. 2
    Hincha del Club Atlético Rosario Central.

Synonyms

bandidobellacobribóndesgraciadogranujapillorufiánvillano

This word in other languages

scoundrel(English)salaud(Français)Schuft(Deutsch)canalha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnalla
  • caanlla
  • canala
  • canalal
  • canlala
  • cannalla
  • ccanalla
  • cnaalla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of canalla - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acnalla2caanlla2canala1canalal2canlala2cannalla1ccanalla1cnaalla2
Edit distance from "canalla"

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 "canalla"?
"canalla" is spelled C-A-N-A-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈnaʝa].
What does "canalla" mean?
As a noun, "canalla" means: Persona ruin y que actúa sin atender a ninguna moral.
What words are commonly confused with "canalla"?
"canalla" is commonly confused with "canela", "capilla", "casilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canalla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canalla" is [kaˈnaʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canalla" come from?
"canalla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

camping#20,594camilla#20,593centrar#20,600besando#20,585

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

carita8 variantsbragas8 variantsbeben8 variantsanuario8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list