canja

/ˈkɐ̃.ʒɐ/

//ˈkɐ̃.ʒɐ// noun

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The verdict

“canja” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #43,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,320
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caldo de galinha com arroz

Corpus desk

Index PT-canja · canja · Portuguese

canja · rank #43,320 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,320
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH candeeiro

Nearest frequency peer: candeeiro (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “canja”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

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

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).

canja vs casa
60% similar
canja vs cara
60% similar
canja vs cena
60% similar

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

Key facts for canja
PropertyValue
Headwordcanja
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɐ̃.ʒɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,320
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “canja”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).canjacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “candeeiro” (#43,319), “canadiano” (#43,318), “camuflar” (#43,317). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “canja” fica em #43,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around canja (IPA /ˈkɐ̃.ʒɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,320 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for canja, with forms such as "acnja", "cajna", and "canaj". 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, "casa", "cara", "cena", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is canja, spelled C-A-N-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    caldo de galinha com arroz
  2. 2
    coisa muito boa ou muito fácil de obter
  3. 3
    coisa fácil de realizar
  4. 4
    pequeno trecho musical improvisado ou de demonstração
  5. 5
    embarcação pequena, de quilha curva, que era usada no rio Nilo

Synonyms

sopa

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnja
  • cajna
  • canaj
  • canjja
  • cannja
  • ccanja
  • cnaja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acnja2cajna2canaj2canjja1cannja1ccanja1cnaja2
Edit distance from "canja"

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 "canja"?
"canja" is spelled C-A-N-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɐ̃.ʒɐ/.
What does "canja" mean?
As a noun, "canja" means: caldo de galinha com arroz
What words are commonly confused with "canja"?
"canja" is commonly confused with "casa", "cara", "cena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canja" is /ˈkɐ̃.ʒɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canja" come from?
"canja" 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 "canja", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cagão#43,313basal#43,293crawl#43,358anger#43,265

Similar misspelling depth

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

accord7 variantsturba7 variantsgamba7 variantsrumar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list