canilla

/[kaˈniʝa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,774

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

canilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Diminutivo de caña. Pronounced [kaˈniʝa]. Often confused with canina and capilla.

Key facts for canilla
PropertyValue
Headwordcanilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈniʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,774
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for canilla is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈniʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,774 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 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 canilla, with forms such as "acnilla", "cainlla", and "canila". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "canina", "capilla", "casilla", 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 canilla, spelled C-A-N-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de caña.
  2. 2
    Cada uno de los huesos principales o más largos de la pierna o del brazo, sobre todo la tibia.
  3. 3
    Parte del frente de la pierna, espinilla.
  4. 4
    Cada hueso más largo o principal del ala de un ave.
  5. 5
    Llave que regula el paso de un líquido a través de un conducto, y en especial la que le da salida.
  6. 6
    Carrete metálico en que se devana la seda o el hilo, y que va dentro de la lanzadera en las máquinas de tejer y coser.
  7. 7
    Lista que en los tejidos suelen formar, por descuido, algunas hebras de distinto color o grueso.
  8. 8
    Pan tipo baguete.
  9. 9
    Grano de arroz largo y blanco, considerado como el de mejor calidad.
  10. 10
    Fuerza física.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnilla,cainlla,canila,canilal,canlila,cannilla,ccanilla,cnailla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for canilla

Misspelling Variants of "canilla"

acnilla7cainlla7canila6canilal7canlila7cannilla8ccanilla8cnailla7
Misspelling Variants of "canilla"

Frequency rank: #41,774 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canilla"?
"canilla" is spelled C-A-N-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈniʝa].
What does "canilla" mean?
As a noun, "canilla" means: Diminutivo de caña.
What words are commonly confused with "canilla"?
"canilla" is commonly confused with "canina", "capilla", "casilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canilla" is [kaˈniʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canilla" come from?
"canilla" 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.