cantal
/kɑnˈtɑːl/noun
cantal is spelled C-A-N-T-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cantal means “Alternative letter-case form of Cantal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cantal is cantals.
How many letters and syllables are in cantal?
| Letters | 6: C-A-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 cantal?
Cantal appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 cantal?
- /kɑnˈtɑːl/
- /kænˈtɑːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Cantal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cantal
- cantals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cantal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Cantal.
noun
- 1
A type of cheese originally made in the south of France.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cantal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Type of cheese:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cantal |
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 cantal come from?
Borrowed from French Cantal, name of the department from which the cheese originates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).