canceln
[ˈkɛnt͡sl̩n]
The verdict
“canceln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einer Zusage oder einem Vertrag einseitig zurücktreten
Corpus desk
Index DE-canceln · canceln · German
canceln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canceln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɛnt͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „canceln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
canceln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɛnt͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
canceln has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is canceln, spelled C-A-N-C-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1von einer Zusage oder einem Vertrag einseitig zurücktreten
- 2ein bereits gestartetes Programm abbrechen
- 3Personen oder Organisationen sozial ausschließen, denen bestimmte Aussagen beziehungsweise Handlungen vorgeworfen werden, die nach Ansicht der Personen, die den Ausschluss betreiben, unerwünscht sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how canceln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich möchte den Flug canceln.
Sorry, aber der Morgenflug nach Amsterdam wurde gecancelt.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.