kannada

[kãnˈnað̞a]

/[kãnˈnað̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“kannada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,379 among 248 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,379
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lengua dravídica, hablada en el estado de Karnataka, India.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kannada · kannada · Spanish

kannada · rank #95,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,379
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH kamikazes

Nearest frequency peer: kamikazes (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “kannada”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “kannada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kannada
PropertyValue
Headwordkannada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kãnˈnað̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “kannada” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).kannadacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “kamikazes” (#95,378), “kafkiano” (#95,377), “koalas” (#95,383). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “kannada” va en #95,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kannada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,379 among 248 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kãnˈnað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lengua dravídica, hablada en el estado de Karnataka, India.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kannada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is kannada, spelled K-A-N-N-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lengua dravídica, hablada en el estado de Karnataka, India.

Synonyms

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 "kannada"?
"kannada" is spelled K-A-N-N-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kãnˈnað̞a].
What does "kannada" mean?
As a noun, "kannada" means: Lengua dravídica, hablada en el estado de Karnataka, India.
How do you pronounce "kannada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kannada" is [kãnˈnað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kannada" come from?
"kannada" 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 "kannada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list