# canto

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæntəʊ/ · frequency rank #36,474

## Definitions
1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
2. The treble or leading melody.
3. The designated division of a song.

## Etymology
From Italian canto (“song”). Doublet of chant.

## Easily confused with
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cat)
- **Cao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cao)
- **CTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cto)
- **cent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cent)
- **cast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cast)
- **cats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cats)
- **cart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cart)
- **cunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cunt)
- **capt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-capt)
- **cont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cont)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cate)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cato)
- **Caro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-caro)
- **Cath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cath)
- **capo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-capo)
- **cents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cents)
- **cargo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-cargo)
- **Congo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-congo)
- **Carlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-carlo)
- **condo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-condo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acnto`, `cantto`, `catno`, `ccanto`, `cnato`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/canto