cando

[ˈkɑn̪d̪ʊ]

/[ˈkɑn̪d̪ʊ]/ pron

The verdict

“cando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,036 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,036
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuándo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cando · cando · Spanish

cando · rank #77,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,036
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH capela

Nearest frequency peer: capela (+2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cando”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cando” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cando
PropertyValue
Headwordcando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈkɑn̪d̪ʊ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cando” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.candocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “capela” (#77,038), “Capello” (#77,039), “captador” (#77,040). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cando” va en #77,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,036 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈkɑn̪d̪ʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuándo.".

cando doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cando, spelled C-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuándo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cando appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cando nace a súa estrela?

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 "cando"?
"cando" is spelled C-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɑn̪d̪ʊ].
What does "cando" mean?
As a pronoun, "cando" means: Cuándo.
How do you pronounce "cando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cando" is [ˈkɑn̪d̪ʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cando" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list