canned
/kænd/adjective, verb
canned is spelled C-A-N-N-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, canned means “Preserved in cans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in canned?
| Letters | 6: C-A-N-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 canned?
Canned appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th 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 canned?
- US /kænd/
- [keənd] ~ [kɛənd]
- British /kand/
Canned has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-canned.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with canned?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as canned from its last stressed vowel (/ænd/):
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).
What does canned mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Preserved in cans.
canned tomatoes
- 2
Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass-produced, or lacking originality or customization.
canned laughter
- 3
slangDrunk.
- 4
Terminated, fired from a job.
- 5
Cancelled or thrown away, said of a project or news article.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of can
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Canned in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | en conserve, en boîte |
| German | konserviert, Dosen- |
| Portuguese | enlatado , bêbado |
| Spanish | enlatado |
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.