cáñamo

/[ˈkaɲamo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,558

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cáñamo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cannabis sativa. Planta industrial de uso textiles Pronounced [ˈkaɲamo]. Often confused with caño and canto.

Key facts for cáñamo
PropertyValue
Headwordcáñamo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaɲamo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,558
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cáñamo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaɲamo]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,558 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cáñamo, with forms such as "ccáñamo", "cáañmo", and "cáñammo". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "caño", "canto", "Cañas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 cáñamo, spelled C-Á-Ñ-A-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cannabis sativa. Planta industrial de uso textiles
  2. 2
    Fibra de cáñamo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccáñamo,cáañmo,cáñammo,cáñaom,cáñmao,cñáamo,ácñamo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cáñamo

Misspelling Variants of "cáñamo"

ccáñamo7cáañmo6cáñammo7cáñaom6cáñmao6cñáamo6ácñamo6
Misspelling Variants of "cáñamo"

Frequency rank: #27,558 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cáñamo"?
"cáñamo" is spelled C-Á-Ñ-A-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɲamo].
What does "cáñamo" mean?
As a noun, "cáñamo" means: Cannabis sativa. Planta industrial de uso textiles
What words are commonly confused with "cáñamo"?
"cáñamo" is commonly confused with "caño", "canto", "Cañas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cáñamo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cáñamo" is [ˈkaɲamo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cáñamo" come from?
"cáñamo" 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.