canguelo
[kãŋˈgelo]
The verdict
“canguelo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emoción de ansiedad difícil de controlar causada por algo que puede causar algún daño físico, emocional, patrimonial etc.
Corpus desk
Index ES-canguelo · canguelo · Spanish
canguelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canguelo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kãŋˈgelo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “canguelo” en la frecuencia del español
Rare enough to double-check
canguelo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kãŋˈgelo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emoción de ansiedad difícil de controlar causada por algo que puede causar algún daño físico, emocional, patrimonial etc.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for canguelo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is canguelo, spelled C-A-N-G-U-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1Emoción de ansiedad difícil de controlar causada por algo que puede causar algún daño físico, emocional, patrimonial etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how canguelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Todos estaban dormidos, excepto Caga-chitas, que creyó morirse de canguelo al sentir la corpulenta manaza del ogra que le palpaba la cabeza
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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