Caen

[kɑ̃ː]

/[kɑ̃ː]/ name

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The verdict

“Caen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,216 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,216
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - französische Stadt in der Normandie

Corpus desk

Index DE-caen · Caen · German

Caen · rank #55,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,216
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bürgerkriege

Nearest frequency peer: Bürgerkriege (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Caen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Caen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Caen
PropertyValue
HeadwordCaen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kɑ̃ː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Caen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Caenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bürgerkriege“ (#55,215), „camino“ (#55,218), „candida“ (#55,219). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Caen“ bei #55,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Caen is uncommon German at frequency #55,216 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kɑ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "französische Stadt in der Normandie".

Caen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Caen, spelled C-A-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    französische Stadt in der Normandie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Caen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In meinem Auslandssemester habe ich viele Spaziergänge durch Caen unternommen.
  2. „Die Firma NXP Semiconductors unterhält in Caen ein Halbleiterwerk mit einer Forschungs- und Entwicklungsabteilung.“

This word in other languages

Caen(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Caen"?
"Caen" is spelled C-A-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɑ̃ː].
What does "Caen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Caen" means: französische Stadt in der Normandie
How do you pronounce "Caen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Caen" is [kɑ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Caen" come from?
"Caen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coal#55,225brig#55,205Cuts#55,227babo#55,158

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list