canto

[ˈkãn̪t̪o]

/[ˈkãn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“canto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,538. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,538
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serie de sonidos modulados de modo armonioso o rítmico por la voz humana.

Corpus desk

Index ES-canto · canto · Spanish

canto · rank #3,538 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,538
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH borde

Nearest frequency peer: borde (-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 “canto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “canto” 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).

canto vs cat
60% similar
canto vs caso
60% similar
canto vs coño
40% similar

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

Key facts for canto
PropertyValue
Headwordcanto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkãn̪t̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,538
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “canto”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cantocae 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 “borde” (#3,537), “conductor” (#3,539), “aviones” (#3,536). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “canto” va en #3,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around canto (IPA [ˈkãn̪t̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,538 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for canto, with forms such as "acnto", "cannto", and "canot". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cat", "caso", "coño", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is canto, spelled C-A-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Serie de sonidos modulados de modo armonioso o rítmico por la voz humana.
  2. 2
    Arte o técnica de cantar₁.
  3. 3
    Emisión de sonidos melodiosos o ritmícos por parte de un animal, o aquel que le es característico; generalmente, se aplica a las aves.
  4. 4
    Composición poética, especialmente la perteneciente al género heroico, de tono elevado o solemne.
  5. 5
    Composición de otro género realizada para una aplicación determinada.
  6. 6
    Definición genérica que se hace de cualquier composición lírica.
  7. 7
    Cada parte en que se halla dividido un poema épico.
  8. 8
    Alabanza y exaltación para destacar una virtud o cualidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. canto fúnebre, canto de batalla, canto nupcial, etc.

This word in other languages

song(English)chant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnto
  • cannto
  • canot
  • cantto
  • catno
  • ccanto
  • cnato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of canto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acnto2cannto1canot2cantto1catno2ccanto1cnato2
Edit distance from "canto"

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 "canto"?
"canto" is spelled C-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkãn̪t̪o].
What does "canto" mean?
As a noun, "canto" means: Serie de sonidos modulados de modo armonioso o rítmico por la voz humana.
What words are commonly confused with "canto"?
"canto" is commonly confused with "cat", "caso", "coño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canto" is [ˈkãn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canto" come from?
"canto" 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 "canto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

borde#3,537ancho#3,533árabe#3,530álbum#3,529

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tirar7 variantstemor7 variantshijas7 variantsRamos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list