cancela

/[kãnˈsela]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,779

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cancela is aSpanishnoun. It means: Verjilla que se pone en el umbral de algunas casas para reservar el portal o zaguán del libre acceso del público. Pronounced [kãnˈsela]. Often confused with cárcel and cáncer.

Key facts for cancela
PropertyValue
Headwordcancela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kãnˈsela]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,779
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cancela is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kãnˈsela]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,779 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for cancela, with forms such as "acncela", "cacnela", and "canccela". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cárcel", "cáncer", "cancha", 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 cancela, spelled C-A-N-C-E-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verjilla que se pone en el umbral de algunas casas para reservar el portal o zaguán del libre acceso del público.
  2. 2
    Pretil de poca altura o recinto que limitaba el coro y el santuario de las antiguas iglesias.
  3. 3
    Verja, comúnmente de hierro y muy labrada, que en muchas casas de Andalucía sustituye a la puerta que divide el portal y el patio, a fin de que las macetas y otros adornos se vean desde la calle.
  4. 4
    En los cercados rurales, puerta o entrada dispuesta de diversos modos, por donde solo puede pasar un hombre a caballo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acncela,cacnela,canccela,canceal,cancella,canclea,canecla,canncela,cansela,ccancela,cnacela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cancela

Misspelling Variants of "cancela"

acncela7cacnela7canccela8canceal7cancella8canclea7canecla7canncela8
Misspelling Variants of "cancela"

Frequency rank: #16,779 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cancela"?
"cancela" is spelled C-A-N-C-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kãnˈsela].
What does "cancela" mean?
As a noun, "cancela" means: Verjilla que se pone en el umbral de algunas casas para reservar el portal o zaguán del libre acceso del público.
What words are commonly confused with "cancela"?
"cancela" is commonly confused with "cárcel", "cáncer", "cancha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cancela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cancela" is [kãnˈsela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cancela" come from?
"cancela" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.