canilla

[kaˈniʝa]

/[kaˈniʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“canilla” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,774
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de caña.

Corpus desk

Index ES-canilla · canilla · Spanish

canilla · rank #41,774 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,774
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cancilleres

Nearest frequency peer: cancilleres (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “canilla”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “canilla” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

canilla vs canina
71% similar
canilla vs capilla
86% similar
canilla vs casilla
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “canilla”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).canillacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cancilleres” (#41,773), “canuto” (#41,775), “calvicie” (#41,771). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “canilla” va en #41,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around canilla (IPA [kaˈniʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,774 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for canilla, with forms such as "acnilla", "cainlla", and "canila". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "canina", "capilla", "casilla", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is canilla, spelled C-A-N-I-L-L-A.

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

chorrogrifollaveplumaespita

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnilla
  • cainlla
  • canila
  • canilal
  • canlila
  • cannilla
  • ccanilla
  • cnailla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of canilla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acnilla2cainlla2canila1canilal2canlila2cannilla1ccanilla1cnailla2
Edit distance from "canilla"

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.

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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "canilla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list