candado
[kãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]
The verdict
“candado” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,048 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,048
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cerradura suelta, encerrada en una caja metálica y que por medio de una armella sirve para cerrar cualquier tipo de puerta batiente o deslizante.
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 | candado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #19,048 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “candado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for candado is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,048 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 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 candado, with forms such as "acndado", "cadnado", and "canaddo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casado", "cuñado", "cazado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is candado, spelled C-A-N-D-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Cerradura suelta, encerrada en una caja metálica y que por medio de una armella sirve para cerrar cualquier tipo de puerta batiente o deslizante.
- 2Cuenta secundaria que uno crea en una red social para poder navegar evitando que otras personas conocidas puedan seguir el historial de actividades o los gustos personales íntimos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acndado,cadnado,canaddo,candaddo,candaod,canddado,canddao,canndado,ccandado,cnadado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of candado - 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.
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 “candado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-N-D-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “casado” - see the side-by-side comparison. candado vs casado
- 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.