Canopus
/kəˈnoʊpəs/noun
Canopus is spelled C-A-N-O-P-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Canopus means “A canopic jar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Canopus is Canopuses.
How many letters and syllables are in Canopus?
| Letters | 7: C-A-N-O-P-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 Canopus?
Canopus appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 Canopus?
- /kəˈnoʊpəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Canopus
- Canopuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Canopus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A canopic jar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Canopus come from?
Borrowed from Latin Canōpus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).