cannel
/ˈkænəl/noun
cannel is spelled C-A-N-N-E-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cannel means “A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cannel is cannels.
How many letters and syllables are in cannel?
| Letters | 6: C-A-N-N-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 cannel?
Cannel appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 cannel?
- /ˈkænəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cannel
- cannels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cannel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cannel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kännelkohle, Kannelkohle |
| Portuguese | carvão de esporos |
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 cannel come from?
Shortened from cannel coal, corruption of candle coal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).