canguro

/[kãŋˈguɾo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,527

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

canguro is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Macropus spp.) Cualquiera de cuatro especies de mamíferos marsupiales nativos de Australia, de cuerpo erecto, patas traseras musculosas dotadas de grandes pies adaptados para saltar, cola larga y ... Pronounced [kãŋˈguɾo]. Often confused with canuto and cianuro.

Key facts for canguro
PropertyValue
Headwordcanguro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kãŋˈguɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,527
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for canguro is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kãŋˈguɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,527 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for canguro, with forms such as "acnguro", "cagnuro", and "cangguro". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "canuto", "cianuro", "conjuro", 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 canguro, spelled C-A-N-G-U-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Macropus spp.) Cualquiera de cuatro especies de mamíferos marsupiales nativos de Australia, de cuerpo erecto, patas traseras musculosas dotadas de grandes pies adaptados para saltar, cola larga y fuerte, vientre con marsupio, manos pequeñas y cabeza alargada con grandes orejas.
  2. 2
    Por analogía con el marsupio del canguro₁, prenda de abrigo para el torso con un bolsillo ocupando el abdomen.
  3. 3
    Por analogía, arnés para transportar un bebé junto al abdomen.
  4. 4
    Bolso pequeño y fijado a una correa para llevarlo a la cintura.
  5. 5
    Resaca alcohólica muy fuerte.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnguro,cagnuro,cangguro,cangruo,canguor,cangurro,cannguro,canugro,ccanguro,cnaguro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for canguro

Misspelling Variants of "canguro"

acnguro7cagnuro7cangguro8cangruo7canguor7cangurro8cannguro8canugro7
Misspelling Variants of "canguro"

Frequency rank: #29,527 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canguro"?
"canguro" is spelled C-A-N-G-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kãŋˈguɾo].
What does "canguro" mean?
As a noun, "canguro" means: (Macropus spp.) Cualquiera de cuatro especies de mamíferos marsupiales nativos de Australia, de cuerpo erecto, patas traseras musculosas dotadas de grandes pies adaptados para saltar, cola larga y ...
What words are commonly confused with "canguro"?
"canguro" is commonly confused with "canuto", "cianuro", "conjuro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canguro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canguro" is [kãŋˈguɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canguro" come from?
"canguro" 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.