cántaro
[ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo]
The verdict
“cántaro” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #50,824 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,824
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vasija de barro o de otro material, abombada en la porción central, de una o dos asas, empleada para transportar y contener líquidos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cántaro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,824 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cántaro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cántaro is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,824 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Vasija de barro o de otro material, abombada en la porción central, de una o dos asas, empleada para transportar y contener líquidos.
- 2Recipiente de diferentes tamaños, de los cuales el mayor -de unos diez litros- sirve de medida.
- 3Contenido del recipiente: un cántaro de leche, de vino, etcétera. (en desuso)
- 4Arca pequeña o caja donde se colocan las bolas o cédulas para hacer sorteos.
- 5Instrumento musical de percusión idiófono que funciona golpeando la boca con una mano o con una alpargata, lo cual produce un sonido hueco y resonante.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “cántaro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Á-N-T-A-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkãn̪t̪aɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.