canario

/[kaˈnaɾjo]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,538

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

canario is anSpanishadj. It means: Persona originaria o habitante de Canarias, en España. Pronounced [kaˈnaɾjo]. Often confused with caserío and casaría.

Key facts for canario
PropertyValue
Headwordcanario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kaˈnaɾjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,538
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for canario is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈnaɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,538 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for canario, with forms such as "acnario", "caanrio", and "canairo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "caserío", "casaría", "cañería", 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 canario, spelled C-A-N-A-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona originaria o habitante de Canarias, en España.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Canarias, en España.
  3. 3
    Persona originaria o habitante de Canelones, en Uruguay.
  4. 4
    Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Canelones, en Uruguay.
  5. 5
    De color amarillo.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnario,caanrio,canairo,canaroi,canarrio,cannario,canraio,ccanario,cnaario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for canario

Misspelling Variants of "canario"

acnario7caanrio7canairo7canaroi7canarrio8cannario8canraio7ccanario8
Misspelling Variants of "canario"

Frequency rank: #14,538 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canario"?
"canario" is spelled C-A-N-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈnaɾjo].
What does "canario" mean?
As an adj, "canario" means: Persona originaria o habitante de Canarias, en España.
What words are commonly confused with "canario"?
"canario" is commonly confused with "caserío", "casaría", "cañería". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canario" is [kaˈnaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canario" come from?
"canario" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.