canónigo

[kaˈnoniɣ̞o]

/[kaˈnoniɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“canónigo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,528
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sacerdote al que le ha sido asignada una canonjía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-canonigo · canónigo · Spanish

canónigo · rank #29,528 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,528
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH canguro

Nearest frequency peer: canguro (-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 “canónigo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “canónigo” 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).

canónigo vs canónigos
89% similar
canónigo vs canónico
88% similar
canónigo vs canónica
75% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “canónigo”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “canguro” (#29,527), “camarilla” (#29,526), “castaña” (#29,530). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “canónigo” va en #29,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around canónigo (IPA [kaˈnoniɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,528 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "canónigos", "canónico", "canónica", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is canónigo, spelled C-A-N-Ó-N-I-G-O.

Definition

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

Synonyms

canonje

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnónigo
  • cannóigo
  • cannónigo
  • canóingo
  • canóngio
  • canóniggo
  • canóniog
  • canónnigo
  • caónnigo
  • ccanónigo
  • cnaónigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of canónigo - 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.

acnónigo2cannóigo2cannónigo1canóingo2canóngio2canóniggo1canóniog2canónnigo1
Edit distance from "canónigo"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

catarata#29,531clasista#29,542confusos#29,554conmovió#29,556

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

camarilla11 variantsbananas11 variantsaspirina11 variantsarrojados11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list