canteen
/kænˈtin/noun
canteen is spelled C-A-N-T-E-E-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, canteen means “A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of canteen is canteens.
How many letters and syllables are in canteen?
| Letters | 7: C-A-N-T-E-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 canteen?
Canteen appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 canteen?
- UK /kænˈtiːn/
- US /kænˈtin/
- [kʰɛə̯nˈtʰin]
Canteen has 2 syllables (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-canteen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with canteen?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as canteen from its last stressed vowel (/in/):
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 canteen
- canteens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canteen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
- 2
A military mess kit.
- 3
A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.
- 4
A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc.
- 5
A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
He ordered a salad at the canteen.
- 6
A cafeteria in a school or place of work.
- 7
Goods purchased from a prison canteen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Canteen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cantine, cafétéria, cafèt’ , gourde, bidon |
| German | Kantine, Mensa, Cafeteria , Feldflasche , Besteckkasten |
| Portuguese | cantina , cantil , faqueiro |
| Spanish | cantina , cantimplora |
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 canteen come from?
Borrowed from French cantine, itself borrowed from Italian cantina. Doublet of cantina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).