cansar

[kãnˈsaɾ]

/[kãnˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“cansar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,251. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,251
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir fatiga o cansancio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cansar · cansar · Spanish

cansar · rank #31,251 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,251
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH candente

Nearest frequency peer: candente (-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 “cansar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cansar” 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).

cansar vs casa
67% similar
cansar vs causa
67% similar
cansar vs casas
67% similar

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

Key facts for cansar
PropertyValue
Headwordcansar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kãnˈsaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,251
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cansar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cansarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “candente” (#31,250), “carecían” (#31,252), “cancelados” (#31,249). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cansar” va en #31,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cansar (IPA [kãnˈsaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,251 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cansar, with forms such as "acnsar", "canasr", and "cannsar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casa", "causa", "casas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cansar, spelled C-A-N-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir fatiga o cansancio.
  2. 2
    Producir desagrado en una persona algo repetitivo o molesto, provocar el deseo de que se acabe pronto tal cosa.
  3. 3
    Producir aburrimiento algo repetitivo, monótono o sin interés.
  4. 4
    Hablando de las tierras cultivables, disminuir su producción por empobrecimiento de su contenido en nutrientes.

Synonyms

agotarfatigarcabrearchorearenfadarfastidiarhartarhastiaraburrirlatear

This word in other languages

tire(English)fatiguer(Français)cansar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnsar
  • canasr
  • cannsar
  • cansarr
  • cansra
  • canssar
  • casnar
  • ccansar
  • cnasar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acnsar2canasr2cannsar1cansarr1cansra2canssar1casnar2ccansar1
Edit distance from "cansar"

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 "cansar"?
"cansar" is spelled C-A-N-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kãnˈsaɾ].
What does "cansar" mean?
As a verb, "cansar" means: Producir fatiga o cansancio.
What words are commonly confused with "cansar"?
"cansar" is commonly confused with "casa", "causa", "casas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cansar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cansar" is [kãnˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cansar" come from?
"cansar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

camada#31,246chabón#31,260bravas#31,239borrón#31,238

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Borneo9 variantsbatida9 variantsbailas9 variantsaterriza9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list