cántaro

[ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo]

/[ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cántaro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,824 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,824
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vasija de barro o de otro material, abombada en la porción central, de una o dos asas, empleada para transportar y contener líquidos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cantaro · cántaro · Spanish

cántaro · rank #50,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,824
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH culposo

Nearest frequency peer: culposo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cántaro”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cántaro” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cántaro
PropertyValue
Headwordcántaro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cántaro” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cántarocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “culposo” (#50,823), “Darién” (#50,825), “culminan” (#50,822). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cántaro” va en #50,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cántaro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,824 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cántaro in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cántaro, spelled C-Á-N-T-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vasija de barro o de otro material, abombada en la porción central, de una o dos asas, empleada para transportar y contener líquidos.
  2. 2
    Recipiente de diferentes tamaños, de los cuales el mayor -de unos diez litros- sirve de medida.
  3. 3
    Contenido del recipiente: un cántaro de leche, de vino, etcétera. (en desuso)
  4. 4
    Arca pequeña o caja donde se colocan las bolas o cédulas para hacer sorteos.
  5. 5
    Instrumento musical de percusión idiófono que funciona golpeando la boca con una mano o con una alpargata, lo cual produce un sonido hueco y resonante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cántaro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cántaro de greda, moreno como mi mejilla, ¡tan fácil que eres a mi sed! Mejor que tú el labio de la fuente, abierto allá abajo, en la quebrada, pero está lejos y en esta noche de verano no puedo descender hacia ella

This word in other languages

pitcher(English)cruche(Français)Krug(Deutsch)cântaro(Português)

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 "cántaro"?
"cántaro" is spelled C-Á-N-T-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo].
What does "cántaro" mean?
As a noun, "cántaro" means: Vasija de barro o de otro material, abombada en la porción central, de una o dos asas, empleada para transportar y contener líquidos.
How do you pronounce "cántaro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cántaro" is [ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cántaro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

culposo#50,823concert#50,792disenso#50,856Carmina#50,763

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list