Canyons

[ˈkɛnjəns]

/[ˈkɛnjəns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Canyons” is uncommon German (frequency #81,386 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,386
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Canyon

Corpus desk

Index DE-canyons · Canyons · German

Canyons · rank #81,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,386
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH capitalism

Nearest frequency peer: capitalism (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Canyons“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Canyons
PropertyValue
HeadwordCanyons
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛnjəns]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Canyons“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Canyonsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „capitalism“ (#81,387), „capoeira“ (#81,388), „campagne“ (#81,383). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Canyons“ bei #81,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Canyons is uncommon German at frequency #81,386 among 1,273 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list