cantares

/[kãn̪ˈt̪aɾes]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,865

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

cantares is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de subjuntivo de cantar. Pronounced [kãn̪ˈt̪aɾes]. Often confused with cantas and cantes.

Key facts for cantares
PropertyValue
Headwordcantares
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kãn̪ˈt̪aɾes]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,865
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cantares in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cantares is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kãn̪ˈt̪aɾes]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,865 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de subjuntivo de cantar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cantares, with forms such as "acntares", "canatres", and "canntares". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "cantas", "cantes", "Casares", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cantares, spelled C-A-N-T-A-R-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de subjuntivo de cantar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acntares,canatres,canntares,cantaers,cantaress,cantarres,cantarse,cantraes,canttares,catnares,ccantares,cnatares

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cantares

Misspelling Variants of "cantares"

acntares8canatres8canntares9cantaers8cantaress9cantarres9cantarse8cantraes8
Misspelling Variants of "cantares"

Frequency rank: #42,865 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cantares"?
"cantares" is spelled C-A-N-T-A-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kãn̪ˈt̪aɾes].
What does "cantares" mean?
As a verb, "cantares" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de subjuntivo de cantar.
What words are commonly confused with "cantares"?
"cantares" is commonly confused with "cantas", "cantes", "Casares". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cantares"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cantares" is [kãn̪ˈt̪aɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cantares" come from?
"cantares" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: 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.