canonizar

[kanoniˈsaɾ]

/[kanoniˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“canonizar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Declarar la Iglesia Católica u otra confesión religiosa como santo a una persona fallecida

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Index ES-canonizar · canonizar · Spanish

canonizar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for canonizar
PropertyValue
Headwordcanonizar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kanoniˈsaɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “canonizar” en español

canonizarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

canonizar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kanoniˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for canonizar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is canonizar, spelled C-A-N-O-N-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Declarar la Iglesia Católica u otra confesión religiosa como santo a una persona fallecida
  2. 2
    Cambiar algo a su forma canónica.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canonizar"?
"canonizar" is spelled C-A-N-O-N-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kanoniˈsaɾ].
What does "canonizar" mean?
As a verb, "canonizar" means: Declarar la Iglesia Católica u otra confesión religiosa como santo a una persona fallecida
How do you pronounce "canonizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canonizar" is [kanoniˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canonizar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list