Kantone

[kanˈtoːnə]

/[kanˈtoːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kantone” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,954
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kanton

Corpus desk

Index DE-kantone · Kantone · German

Kantone · rank #17,954 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,954
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Karren

Nearest frequency peer: Karren (+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 „Kantone“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kantone“ 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).

Kantone vs Karton
71% similar
Kantone vs Kantor
71% similar
Kantone vs Kantons
86% similar

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

Key facts for Kantone
PropertyValue
HeadwordKantone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kanˈtoːnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,954
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kantone“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kantoneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Karren“ (#17,955), „Johan“ (#17,952), „Ketchup“ (#17,957). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kantone“ bei #17,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kantone (IPA [kanˈtoːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,954 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kantone, with forms such as "akntone", "kanntone", and "kanotne". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Karton", "Kantor", "Kantons", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kantone, spelled K-A-N-T-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kanton
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kanton
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kanton

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akntone
  • kanntone
  • kanotne
  • kantnoe
  • kantoen
  • kantonne
  • kanttone
  • katnone
  • kkantone
  • knatone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

akntone2kanntone1kanotne2kantnoe2kantoen2kantonne1kanttone1katnone2
Edit distance from "Kantone"

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 "Kantone"?
"Kantone" is spelled K-A-N-T-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kanˈtoːnə].
What does "Kantone" mean?
As a noun, "Kantone" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kanton
What words are commonly confused with "Kantone"?
"Kantone" is commonly confused with "Karton", "Kantor", "Kantons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kantone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kantone" is [kanˈtoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kantone" come from?
"Kantone" 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 "Kantone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ketchup#17,957Kondome#17,965Laptops#17,971Hebamme#17,931

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Goethes10 variantsnatural10 variantsnäheres10 variantspatente10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list