carne de cañón
[ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn]
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 May 6, 2026) - Tropa destinada a los puestos de mayor peligro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carne de cañón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carne de cañón” sits in Spanish frequency
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
- 1Tropa destinada a los puestos de mayor peligro.
- 2Persona 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.
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Using “carne de cañón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-N-E- -D-E- -C-A-Ñ-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkaɾne ð̞e kaˈɲõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.