cancel

[ˈkɛnt͡sl̩]

/[ˈkɛnt͡sl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“cancel” is uncommon German (frequency #94,078 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,078
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs canceln

Corpus desk

Index DE-cancel · cancel · German

cancel · rank #94,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,078
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Canadier

Nearest frequency peer: Canadier (-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 „cancel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cancel
PropertyValue
Headwordcancel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɛnt͡sl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cancel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Canadier“ (#94,077), „cantate“ (#94,079), „Cambrai“ (#94,076). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „cancel“ bei #94,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cancel is uncommon German at frequency #94,078 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɛnt͡sl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cancel has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is cancel, spelled C-A-N-C-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs canceln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs canceln

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 "cancel"?
"cancel" is spelled C-A-N-C-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛnt͡sl̩].
What does "cancel" mean?
As a verb, "cancel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs canceln
How do you pronounce "cancel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cancel" is [ˈkɛnt͡sl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cancel" come from?
"cancel" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Boccia#94,055bliebt#94,044betört#94,034bergan#94,021

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list