cane

[ˈkaːne]

/[ˈkaːne]/ adj

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The verdict

“cane” is uncommon German (frequency #70,123 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,123
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hunde-

Corpus desk

Index DE-cane · cane · German

cane · rank #70,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,123
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH championships

Nearest frequency peer: championships (+4 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 „cane“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cane
PropertyValue
Headwordcane
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkaːne]
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cane“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „championships“ (#70,127), „bück“ (#70,118), „chirurgischer“ (#70,129). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „cane“ bei #70,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cane is uncommon German at frequency #70,123 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkaːne]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hunde-".

No misspelling variants are generated for cane in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is cane, spelled C-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hunde-

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 "cane"?
"cane" is spelled C-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːne].
What does "cane" mean?
As an adjective, "cane" means: Hunde-
How do you pronounce "cane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cane" is [ˈkaːne]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cane" come from?
"cane" 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 "cane", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bück#70,118bloc#70,097eyed#70,237Amun#69,982

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list