canasta
[kaˈnast̪a]
The verdict
“canasta” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,369 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,369
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cesto redondo u ancho de boca, que suele tener dos asas y se hace de mimbres.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canasta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈnast̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,369 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “canasta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for canasta is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈnast̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,369 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Cesto redondo u ancho de boca, que suele tener dos asas y se hace de mimbres.
- 2Medida para aceitunas, usada en el Aljarafe de Sevilla; su cabida es de media fanega.
- 3Conjunto 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.
- 4Juego 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.
- 5En el juego de la canasta, reunión de siete cartas del mismo número.
- 6Aro sujeto a un soporte o tablero, del que cuelga una red sin fondo y en donde es necesario embocar la pelota para obtener puntos.
- 7Introducción de la pelota en la canasta.
- 8Soporte 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
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “canasta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-N-A-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈnast̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “casta” - see the side-by-side comparison. canasta vs casta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.