canting
adjective, noun, verb
canting is spelled C-A-N-T-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, canting means “That cants or preaches in a false manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in canting?
| Letters | 7: C-A-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 canting?
Canting appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
Forms of canting
- more canting comparative
- most canting superlative
- cantings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That cants or preaches in a false manner.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cant
noun
- 1
Alternative form of tjanting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does canting come from?
From cant + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).