canto

/[ˈkãn̪t̪o]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,538

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

canto is aSpanishnoun. It means: Serie de sonidos modulados de modo armonioso o rítmico por la voz humana. Pronounced [ˈkãn̪t̪o]. It ranks #3,538 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with cat and caso.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of canto in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for canto is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkãn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,538 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for canto, with forms such as "acnto", "cannto", and "canot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is canto, spelled C-A-N-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnto,cannto,canot,cantto,catno,ccanto,cnato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for canto

Misspelling Variants of "canto"

acnto5cannto6canot5cantto6catno5ccanto6cnato5
Misspelling Variants of "canto"

Frequency rank: #3,538 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.