canela

Name: canela, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/kɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/

//kɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“canela” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,322
frequency rank, Portuguese: 2,140
“C” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - casca da árvore chamada caneleira, uma especiaria de aroma e sabor agradáveis

Corpus desk

Index PT-canela · canela · Portuguese

canela · rank #10,322 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,322
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH calhar

Nearest frequency peer: calhar (-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.

brisa

89,681
calhar

89,680
canela

89,679
cavalaria

89,676
chase

89,674
chi

89,673

What this shows “canela” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

canela vs cela

67% similar

canela vs canoa

67% similar

canela vs canja

67% similar

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

Key facts for canela
Property	Value
Headword	canela
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/kɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#10,322
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “canela”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).canelacai aqui:

#10,322

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “calhar” (#10,321), “brisa” (#10,320), “cavalaria” (#10,325). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “canela” fica em #10,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around canela (IPA /kɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,322 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for canela, with forms such as "acnela", "caenla", and "caneal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cela", "canoa", "canja", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is canela, spelled C-A-N-E-L-A.

Definition

1
casca da árvore chamada caneleira, uma especiaria de aroma e sabor agradáveis
2
a árvore caneleira (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
3
face anterior da perna
4
região tarso-metatársica nas aves
5
peça das máquinas de costura ou tecelagem onde se enrola o fio
6
a cor pardo-acastanhada semelhante à do pó de canela;
7
pernas
8
designação extensiva de várias árvores produtoras de madeira de qualidade
9
variedade de alfarrobeira

This word in other languages

cinnamon(English)canela(Español)cannelle(Français)Zimt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

acnela
caenla
caneal
canella
canlea
cannela
ccanela
cnaela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of canela - 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.

Edit distance from "canela"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "canela"?

"canela" is spelled C-A-N-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/.

What does "canela" mean?

As a noun, "canela" means: casca da árvore chamada caneleira, uma especiaria de aroma e sabor agradáveis

What words are commonly confused with "canela"?

"canela" is commonly confused with "cela", "canoa", "canja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "canela"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canela" is /kɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "canela" come from?

"canela" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

calhar#10,321 ativar#10,312 alusão#10,301 abelha#10,298

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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