canica
[kaˈnika]
The verdict
“canica” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #75,232 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #75,232
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pequeña esfera de cerámica, piedra o cristal utilizada para juegos infantiles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈnika] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #75,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “canica” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for canica is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈnika]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,232 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.
Zero misspellings are on record for canica in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is canica, spelled C-A-N-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Pequeña esfera de cerámica, piedra o cristal utilizada para juegos infantiles.
- 2Juego que se juega con canicas₁.
This word in other languages
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 “canica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-N-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈnika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.