cañonazo

[kaɲoˈnaso]

/[kaɲoˈnaso]/ noun

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The verdict

“cañonazo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,752 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,752
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disparo realizado con un cañón.

Key facts for cañonazo
PropertyValue
Headwordcañonazo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɲoˈnaso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cañonazo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cañonazo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cañonazo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,752 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɲoˈnaso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cañonazo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cañonazo, spelled C-A-Ñ-O-N-A-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disparo realizado con un cañón.
  2. 2
    Ruido originado por ese disparo.
  3. 3
    Daño producido por el disparo de un cañón.
  4. 4
    Lanzamiento muy fuerte del balón.
  5. 5
    Noticia alarmante o inesperada.
  6. 6
    Soborno.

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 "cañonazo"?
"cañonazo" is spelled C-A-Ñ-O-N-A-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɲoˈnaso].
What does "cañonazo" mean?
As a noun, "cañonazo" means: Disparo realizado con un cañón.
How do you pronounce "cañonazo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cañonazo" is [kaɲoˈnaso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cañonazo" come from?
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Using “cañonazo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-Ñ-O-N-A-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaɲoˈnaso] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list