canela

/[kaˈnela]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,321

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

canela is aSpanishnoun. It means: Corteza del canelo o árbol de la canela (Cinnamomum verum), empleada para aromatizar y dar sabor a la comida. Pronounced [kaˈnela]. Often confused with cela and Carla.

Key facts for canela
PropertyValue
Headwordcanela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈnela]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,321
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for canela is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈnela]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,321 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for canela, with forms such as "acnela", "caenla", and "caneal". 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, "cela", "Carla", "cuela", 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 canela, spelled C-A-N-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
    Corteza del canelo o árbol de la canela (Cinnamomum verum), empleada para aromatizar y dar sabor a la comida.
  2. 2
    Cosa exquisita.
  3. 3
    Color café claro, como el de la corteza del canelo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnela,caenla,caneal,canella,canlea,cannela,ccanela,cnaela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for canela

Misspelling Variants of "canela"

acnela6caenla6caneal6canella7canlea6cannela7ccanela7cnaela6
Misspelling Variants of "canela"

Frequency rank: #12,321 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canela"?
"canela" is spelled C-A-N-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈnela].
What does "canela" mean?
As a noun, "canela" means: Corteza del canelo o árbol de la canela (Cinnamomum verum), empleada para aromatizar y dar sabor a la comida.
What words are commonly confused with "canela"?
"canela" is commonly confused with "cela", "Carla", "cuela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canela" is [kaˈnela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canela" come from?
"canela" 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.