carne de cañón

[ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn]

/[ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn]/ phrase

The verdict

“carne de cañón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tropa destinada a los puestos de mayor peligro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carne-de-canon · carne de cañón · Spanish

carne de cañón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for carne de cañón
PropertyValue
Headwordcarne de cañón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carne de cañón” en español

carne de cañónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carne de cañón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for carne de cañón in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is carne de cañón, spelled C-A-R-N-E- -D-E- -C-A-Ñ-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tropa destinada a los puestos de mayor peligro.
  2. 2
    Persona o grupo de personas que están expuestas a sufrir cualquier daño o sufrimiento.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carne de cañón"?
"carne de cañón" is spelled C-A-R-N-E- -D-E- -C-A-Ñ-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn].
What does "carne de cañón" mean?
As a phrase, "carne de cañón" means: Tropa destinada a los puestos de mayor peligro.
How do you pronounce "carne de cañón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carne de cañón" is [ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carne de cañón" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list