# can't

> German word · Abbreviation · IPA [kɑːnt] · frequency rank #12,884

## Definitions
1. nicht können

## Easily confused with
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/can-t-vs-cat)
- **cent** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/can-t-vs-cent)
- **canon** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/can-t-vs-canon)
- **candy** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/can-t-vs-candy)
- **can** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/can-vs-can-t)

## Common misspellings (7)
`acn't`, `ca'nt`, `can'tt`, `cann't`, `cant'`, `ccan't`, `cna't`

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