Canyons

[ˈkɛnjəns]

/[ˈkɛnjəns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Canyons” is uncommon German (frequency #81,386 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,386
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Canyon

Key facts for Canyons
PropertyValue
HeadwordCanyons
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛnjəns]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Canyons” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Canyons lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Canyons is uncommon German at frequency #81,386 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛnjəns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Canyons doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Canyons, spelled C-A-N-Y-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Canyon
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Canyon
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Canyon
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Canyon
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Canyon

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 "Canyons"?
"Canyons" is spelled C-A-N-Y-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛnjəns].
What does "Canyons" mean?
As a noun, "Canyons" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Canyon
How do you pronounce "Canyons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Canyons" is [ˈkɛnjəns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Canyons" come from?
"Canyons" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Canyons”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-A-N-Y-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɛnjəns] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list