canapé
/ˈkænəpeɪ/
"canape" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“canapé” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-canape · canapé · English
canapé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canapé |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkænəpeɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “canapé” in English
Rare enough to double-check
canapé is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkænəpeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for canapé, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French canapé. Doublet of canopy and conopeum. The correct English form is canapé, spelled C-A-N-A-P-É.
Definition
- 1An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
- 2A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how canapé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oliver was sitting on the edge of the canapé, swinging one leg over the other; and he stopped abruptly and stared, and then sank back, laughing softly to himself.
Etymology
Borrowed from French canapé. Doublet of canopy and conopeum.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.