# can't vs canon

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### can't
*abbrev · IPA [kɑːnt] · frequency rank #12,884*
nicht können

### canon
*noun · IPA [ka.nɔ̃] · frequency rank #14,263*
der Gewehrlauf

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/can-t-vs-canon