Kanton
German, noun/kanˈtoːn/
Kanton is spelled K-A-N-T-O-N (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kanton is a German masculine noun meaning “canton (state of Switzerland)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine politische Verwaltungseinheit”.
What does Kanton mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecanton (state of Switzerland)
- 2
masculinecanton
- 3
masculinecanton (military enrollment district of Prussia, made obsolete by introduction of universal conscription in 1813)
- 4
masculinetownship (of Canada)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine politische Verwaltungseinheit 2. Gliedstaat in der Schweiz, ähnlich den Staaten der USA oder Bundesländern in Deutschland 3. administrative Einheit 4. Bezirk, Region
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kanton
- Kantons genitive
- Kantone plural
- Kantonen dative definite plural
- Kt. abbreviation
- Kantönlein diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kanton?
- /kanˈtoːn/
- Switzerland /ˈkɑnton/
- [kanˈtoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kanton
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kanton in German?
Kanton appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).