canteras

[kãn̪ˈt̪eɾas]

/[kãn̪ˈt̪eɾas]/ noun

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The verdict

“canteras” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,334
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de cantera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-canteras · canteras · Spanish

canteras · rank #23,334 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,334
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH captado

Nearest frequency peer: captado (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “canteras”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “canteras” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

canteras vs cantes
75% similar
canteras vs cartera
75% similar
canteras vs cantero
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for canteras
PropertyValue
Headwordcanteras
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kãn̪ˈt̪eɾas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,334
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “canteras”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).canterascae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “captado” (#23,335), “caminantes” (#23,332), “cargadores” (#23,337). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “canteras” va en #23,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around canteras (IPA [kãn̪ˈt̪eɾas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,334 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de cantera.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for canteras, with forms such as "acnteras", "canetras", and "cannteras". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "cantes", "cartera", "cantero", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is canteras, spelled C-A-N-T-E-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de cantera.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnteras
  • canetras
  • cannteras
  • cantears
  • canterass
  • canterras
  • cantersa
  • cantreas
  • cantteras
  • catneras
  • ccanteras
  • cnateras

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of canteras - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acnteras2canetras2cannteras1cantears2canterass1canterras1cantersa2cantreas2
Edit distance from "canteras"

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 "canteras"?
"canteras" is spelled C-A-N-T-E-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kãn̪ˈt̪eɾas].
What does "canteras" mean?
As a noun, "canteras" means: Forma del plural de cantera.
What words are commonly confused with "canteras"?
"canteras" is commonly confused with "cantes", "cartera", "cantero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canteras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canteras" is [kãn̪ˈt̪eɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canteras" come from?
"canteras" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caciques#23,327caudales#23,342barbilla#23,318atributo#23,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ascensos12 variantsdemagogia12 variantsabusivo12 variantsexaminado12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list