canna
/ˈkænə/noun, contraction
canna is spelled C-A-N-N-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Canna, the name). As a noun, canna means “Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of canna is cannas.
How many letters and syllables are in canna?
| Letters | 5: C-A-N-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is canna?
Canna appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Canna, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce canna?
- UK /ˈkænə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-canna.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with canna?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as canna from its last stressed vowel (/ænə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of canna
- cannas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- 2
A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
- 3
slangClipping of cannabis.
contraction
- 1
ScotlandContraction of can + not: cannot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Canna in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tropical plant of the genus Canna:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Blumenrohr |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does canna come from?
Borrowed from translingual Canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Cognates Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), Classical Syriac ܩܢܝܐ (qanya), and English canon, cannon, canal, and channel. Doublet of cane and kaneh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).