canada
Can·a·da/kəˈnɑːdə/noun
canada is spelled C-A-N-A-D-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (Can·a·da). It appears 93 times per million words in written English, the 1,144th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, canada means “A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of canada is cañadas or canadas.
How many letters and syllables are in canada?
| Letters | 6: C-A-N-A-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Can·a·da |
| In writing | 93 times per million words; the 1,144th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is canada?
Canada appears 93 times per million words in written English, the 1,144th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce canada?
- /kəˈnɑːdə/
Canada has 3 syllables, split Can·a·da in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-Canada.ogg, En-us-Canada.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Canada.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of canada
- cañadas plural
- canadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canada mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.
- 2
Alternative form of cañada (“a ravine, a gully”).
noun
- 1
USinformalA country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
noun
- 1
USSynonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does canada come from?
From Portuguese canada, from Latin cannatus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).