cancelar

[kãnseˈlaɾ]

/[kãnseˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“cancelar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,111. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,111
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anular, deshacer una orden.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cancelar · cancelar · Spanish

cancelar · rank #7,111 · 13 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,111
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calientes

Nearest frequency peer: calientes (-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 “cancelar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cancelar” 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).

cancelar vs cáncer
63% similar
cancelar vs canela
75% similar
cancelar vs Candela
63% similar

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

Key facts for cancelar
PropertyValue
Headwordcancelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kãnseˈlaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,111
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cancelar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cancelarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “calientes” (#7,110), “canciller” (#7,112), “cago” (#7,109). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cancelar” va en #7,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cancelar (IPA [kãnseˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,111 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cancelar, with forms such as "acncelar", "cacnelar", and "canccelar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "cáncer", "canela", "Candela", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cancelar, spelled C-A-N-C-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anular, deshacer una orden.
  2. 2
    Borrar, eliminar un registro o una nota.
  3. 3
    Terminar de pagar un préstamo o una deuda.
  4. 4
    Finalizar anticipadamente un proceso.
  5. 5
    Quitar a ambos lados de una ecuación un término en común, o también eliminarlo del numerador y denominador de una expresión fraccionaria.
  6. 6
    Neutralizar, aplicar un efecto opuesto a algo para equilibrarlo.
  7. 7
    Dejar de tenerle estima y de honrar a una persona, en especial cuando es en masa.
  8. 8
    Expulsar a un empleado.

Synonyms

anulardeshacereliminarinvalidarretrocederborrareliminartacharsaldaramortizarrepudiarreprobarcensurarhacer la cruz

This word in other languages

cancel(English)éliminer(Français)annullieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acncelar
  • cacnelar
  • canccelar
  • cancealr
  • cancelarr
  • cancellar
  • cancelra
  • canclear
  • caneclar
  • canncelar
  • canselar
  • ccancelar
  • cnacelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cancelar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acncelar2cacnelar2canccelar1cancealr2cancelarr1cancellar1cancelra2canclear2
Edit distance from "cancelar"

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 "cancelar"?
"cancelar" is spelled C-A-N-C-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kãnseˈlaɾ].
What does "cancelar" mean?
As a verb, "cancelar" means: Anular, deshacer una orden.
What words are commonly confused with "cancelar"?
"cancelar" is commonly confused with "cáncer", "canela", "Candela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cancelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cancelar" is [kãnseˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cancelar" come from?
"cancelar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apuestas#7,099vocación#7,090cuadrado#7,133descrito#7,137

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

calientes13 variantscanciller13 variantscatalanes13 variantsAtlántico13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list