Cannes

[kan]

/[kan]/ name

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The verdict

“Cannes” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,839
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Südosten von Frankreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-cannes · Cannes · German

Cannes · rank #17,839 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,839
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Burnout

Nearest frequency peer: Burnout (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Cannes“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Cannes“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Cannes vs cases
50% similar
Cannes vs changes
57% similar
Cannes vs channels
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Cannes
PropertyValue
HeadwordCannes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kan]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,839
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Cannes“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Cannesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Burnout“ (#17,838), „Charakteren“ (#17,840), „Buchmesse“ (#17,837). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cannes“ bei #17,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Cannes (IPA [kan]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,839 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt im Südosten von Frankreich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cannes, with forms such as "acnnes", "canens", and "canes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "cases", "changes", "channels", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Cannes, spelled C-A-N-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Südosten von Frankreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Ausnahmewerke des internationalen Kinos wurden zuvor nur auf bedeutenden Festivals wie Cannes oder Venedig vorgeführt.“

This word in other languages

Cannes(English)Cannes(Español)Cannes(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnnes
  • canens
  • canes
  • canness
  • cannse
  • ccannes
  • cnanes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cannes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acnnes2canens2canes1canness1cannse2ccannes1cnanes2
Edit distance from "Cannes"

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 "Cannes"?
"Cannes" is spelled C-A-N-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kan].
What does "Cannes" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cannes" means: Stadt im Südosten von Frankreich
What words are commonly confused with "Cannes"?
"Cannes" is commonly confused with "cases", "changes", "channels". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cannes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cannes" is [kan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cannes" come from?
"Cannes" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cherry#17,841blutig#17,834common#17,847betraf#17,827

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Bozen7 variantscolor7 variantsDemut7 variantseffect7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list