canónigo

/[kaˈnoniɣ̞o]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,528

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

canónigo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sacerdote al que le ha sido asignada una canonjía. Pronounced [kaˈnoniɣ̞o]. Often confused with canónigos and canónico.

Key facts for canónigo
PropertyValue
Headwordcanónigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈnoniɣ̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,528
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for canónigo is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈnoniɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,528 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sacerdote al que le ha sido asignada una canonjía.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for canónigo, with forms such as "acnónigo", "cannóigo", and "cannónigo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "canónigos", "canónico", "canónica", 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 canónigo, spelled C-A-N-Ó-N-I-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sacerdote al que le ha sido asignada una canonjía.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnónigo,cannóigo,cannónigo,canóingo,canóngio,canóniggo,canóniog,canónnigo,caónnigo,ccanónigo,cnaónigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for canónigo

Misspelling Variants of "canónigo"

acnónigo8cannóigo8cannónigo9canóingo8canóngio8canóniggo9canóniog8canónnigo9
Misspelling Variants of "canónigo"

Frequency rank: #29,528 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canónigo"?
"canónigo" is spelled C-A-N-Ó-N-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈnoniɣ̞o].
What does "canónigo" mean?
As a noun, "canónigo" means: Sacerdote al que le ha sido asignada una canonjía.
What words are commonly confused with "canónigo"?
"canónigo" is commonly confused with "canónigos", "canónico", "canónica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canónigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canónigo" is [kaˈnoniɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canónigo" come from?
"canónigo" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.