canto

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/[…]/ noun

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The verdict

“canto” is uncommon German (frequency #74,432 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,432
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Gesang, das Singen

Corpus desk

Index DE-canto · canto · German

canto · rank #74,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,432
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bücherverbren…

Nearest frequency peer: Bücherverbrennung (-2 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 „canto“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for canto
PropertyValue
Headwordcanto
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „canto“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).cantofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bücherverbrennung“ (#74,430), „Bübchen“ (#74,429), „bäuerlicher“ (#74,427). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „canto“ bei #74,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

canto is uncommon German at frequency #74,432 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for canto, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is canto, spelled C-A-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Gesang, das Singen
  2. 2
    der Gesang
  3. 3
    das Krähen
  4. 4
    das Zirpen
  5. 5
    die Seite
  6. 6
    die Ecke, der Winkel

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 "canto"?
"canto" is spelled C-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "canto" mean?
As a noun, "canto" means: der Gesang, das Singen
How do you pronounce "canto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canto" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canto" come from?
"canto" 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 "canto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

BStBl#74,420brüll#74,417brita#74,414breve#74,412

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list