canica
Spanish, noun/kaˈnika/
canica is spelled C-A-N-I-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 75,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canica is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “glass marble (spherical ball)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pequeña esfera de cerámica, piedra o cristal utilizada para juegos infantiles”.
What does canica mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineglass marble (spherical ball)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pequeña esfera de cerámica, piedra o cristal utilizada para juegos infantiles. 2. Juego que se juega con canicas₁.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of canica
- canicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canica?
- /kaˈnika/
- [kaˈni.ka]
- [kaˈnika]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canica in Spanish?
canica appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).