Kansas

[ˈkãnsas]

/[ˈkãnsas]/ name

The verdict

“Kansas” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,654
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado en el centro del país.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kansas · Kansas · Spanish

Kansas · rank #15,654 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,654
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jordania

Nearest frequency peer: Jordania (-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 “Kansas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Kansas” 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
Key facts for Kansas
PropertyValue
HeadwordKansas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkãnsas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,654
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Kansas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Kansascae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Jordania” (#15,653), “lego” (#15,655), “involucradas” (#15,652). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “Kansas” va en #15,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kansas (IPA [ˈkãnsas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,654 among 248 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado en el centro del país.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kansas, with forms such as "aknsas", "kanass", and "kannsas". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Kansas, spelled K-A-N-S-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado en el centro del país.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknsas
  • kanass
  • kannsas
  • kansass
  • kanssa
  • kanssas
  • kasnas
  • kkansas
  • knasas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kansas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aknsas2kanass2kannsas1kansass1kanssa2kanssas1kasnas2kkansas1
Edit distance from "Kansas"

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 "Kansas"?
"Kansas" is spelled K-A-N-S-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkãnsas].
What does "Kansas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kansas" means: Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado en el centro del país.
What are common misspellings of "Kansas"?
Common misspellings include "aknsas", "kanass", "kannsas", "kansass", "kanssa". The correct spelling is "Kansas".
How do you pronounce "Kansas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kansas" is [ˈkãnsas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kansas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list