canasta

[kaˈnast̪a]

/[kaˈnast̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“canasta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,369
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cesto redondo u ancho de boca, que suele tener dos asas y se hace de mimbres.

Corpus desk

Index ES-canasta · canasta · Spanish

canasta · rank #11,369 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,369
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cambiaría

Nearest frequency peer: cambiaría (-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 “canasta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “canasta” 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).

canasta vs casta
71% similar
canasta vs consta
71% similar
canasta vs canastas
88% similar

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

Key facts for canasta
PropertyValue
Headwordcanasta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈnast̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,369
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “canasta”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.canastacae 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 “cambiaría” (#11,368), “capitalistas” (#11,370), “busqué” (#11,367). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “canasta” va en #11,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around canasta (IPA [kaˈnast̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,369 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for canasta, with forms such as "acnasta", "caansta", and "canasat". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "casta", "consta", "canastas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is canasta, spelled C-A-N-A-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cesto redondo u ancho de boca, que suele tener dos asas y se hace de mimbres.
  2. 2
    Medida para aceitunas, usada en el Aljarafe de Sevilla; su cabida es de media fanega.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de vueltas de cabo, la última mordida, con que se mantiene aferrada la bandera o vela que se quiere izar en tal disposición y largarla desde abajo.
  4. 4
    Juego de cartas, donde el objetivo es crear grupos de cartas del mismo valor, para luego finalizar jugando o descartando todas las cartas de la mano.
  5. 5
    En el juego de la canasta, reunión de siete cartas del mismo número.
  6. 6
    Aro sujeto a un soporte o tablero, del que cuelga una red sin fondo y en donde es necesario embocar la pelota para obtener puntos.
  7. 7
    Introducción de la pelota en la canasta.
  8. 8
    Soporte que se adhiere al interior del inodoro y que contiene las pastillas o el líquido que lo va desinfectando a medida que se va renovando el agua.

Synonyms

banastacanastillacuévanoescusabaraja

This word in other languages

canasta(English)canasta(Français)Canasta(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnasta
  • caansta
  • canasat
  • canassta
  • canastta
  • canatsa
  • cannasta
  • cansata
  • ccanasta
  • cnaasta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acnasta2caansta2canasat2canassta1canastta1canatsa2cannasta1cansata2
Edit distance from "canasta"

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 "canasta"?
"canasta" is spelled C-A-N-A-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈnast̪a].
What does "canasta" mean?
As a noun, "canasta" means: Cesto redondo u ancho de boca, que suele tener dos asas y se hace de mimbres.
What words are commonly confused with "canasta"?
"canasta" is commonly confused with "casta", "consta", "canastas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canasta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canasta" is [kaˈnast̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canasta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bendito#11,362Badajoz#11,358confuso#11,380dejarme#11,386

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

chaval10 variantsdiversa10 variantsdrenaje10 variantsemplean10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list