cantarela
[kãn̪t̪aˈɾela]
The verdict
“cantarela” 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 September 3, 2026) - La cuerda prima del violín o la guitarra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cantarela · cantarela · Spanish
cantarela · 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 | cantarela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kãn̪t̪aˈɾela] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cantarela” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cantarela is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kãn̪t̪aˈɾela]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La cuerda prima del violín o la guitarra.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cantarela, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cantarela, spelled C-A-N-T-A-R-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1La cuerda prima del violín o la guitarra.
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.