cantalupo
[kãn̪t̪aˈlupo]
The verdict
“cantalupo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cucumis melo) Variedad de melón con la carne de color anaranjado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cantalupo · cantalupo · Spanish
cantalupo · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cantalupo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kãn̪t̪aˈlupo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cantalupo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cantalupo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kãn̪t̪aˈlupo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Cucumis melo) Variedad de melón con la carne de color anaranjado.".
cantalupo has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cantalupo, spelled C-A-N-T-A-L-U-P-O.
Definition
- 1(Cucumis melo) Variedad de melón con la carne de color anaranjado.
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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.