conga

[ˈkõŋga]

/[ˈkõŋga]/ noun

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The verdict

“conga” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,817
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Danza popular cubana, con influencias africanas, que se ejecuta por grupos en dos filas y al ritmo de un tambor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-conga · conga · Spanish

conga · rank #41,817 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,817
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH confitería

Nearest frequency peer: confitería (-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 “conga”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “conga” 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).

conga vs cosa
60% similar
conga vs Copa
40% similar
conga vs coño
40% similar

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

Key facts for conga
PropertyValue
Headwordconga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkõŋga]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,817
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “conga”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).congacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “confitería” (#41,816), “conservaron” (#41,818), “condicionamiento” (#41,815). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “conga” va en #41,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around conga (IPA [ˈkõŋga]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,817 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for conga, with forms such as "cconga", "cnoga", and "cogna". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cosa", "Copa", "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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is conga, spelled C-O-N-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Danza popular cubana, con influencias africanas, que se ejecuta por grupos en dos filas y al ritmo de un tambor.
  2. 2
    Instrumento musical de percusión membranófono que se usa para la conga y también para otros géneros, que fue desarrollado en Cuba.
  3. 3
    Especie de hormiga grande y venenosa.
  4. 4
    Hutía mayor que la rata, pues tiene media vara de largo, y color ceniciento o rojizo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconga
  • cnoga
  • cogna
  • conag
  • congga
  • connga
  • ocnga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conga - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cconga1cnoga2cogna2conag2congga1connga1ocnga2
Edit distance from "conga"

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 "conga"?
"conga" is spelled C-O-N-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkõŋga].
What does "conga" mean?
As a noun, "conga" means: Danza popular cubana, con influencias africanas, que se ejecuta por grupos en dos filas y al ritmo de un tambor.
What words are commonly confused with "conga"?
"conga" is commonly confused with "cosa", "Copa", "coño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conga" is [ˈkõŋga]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conga" come from?
"conga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

corsé#41,826coñac#41,829cueca#41,834chart#41,784

Similar misspelling depth

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

churro7 variantscanuto7 variantsfalaz7 variantsfogón7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list