cántaros
[ˈkãn̪t̪aɾos]
The verdict
“cántaros” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,460
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de cántaro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cantaros · cántaros · Spanish
cántaros · rank #46,460 · 12 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,460
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH curtido
Nearest frequency peer: curtido (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “cántaros”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Curie
Curie
53,544 corpus weight
- cursillo
cursillo
53,543 corpus weight
- curtido
curtido
53,542 corpus weight
- cántaros
cántaros
53,541 corpus weight
- cósmicos
cósmicos
53,540 corpus weight
- dade
dade
53,538 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cántaros” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cántaros |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkãn̪t̪aɾos] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #46,460 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cántaros” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around cántaros (IPA [ˈkãn̪t̪aɾos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,460 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de cántaro.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cántaros, with forms such as "ccántaros", "cnátaros", and "cánatros". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cantos", "cantas", "centros", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cántaros, spelled C-Á-N-T-A-R-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de cántaro.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccántaros
- cnátaros
- cánatros
- cánntaros
- cántaors
- cántaross
- cántarros
- cántarso
- cántraos
- cánttaros
- cátnaros
- ácntaros
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cántaros - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cántaros", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "cántaros". Here's where to go from here.
- "cántaros" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "cantos". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #46,460 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.