cantore
/kænˈtɔː(ɹ)/obsolete
cantore is spelled C-A-N-T-O-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cantore means “a Dutch trading post, a branch office of the Dutch merchants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cantore is cantores.
How many letters and syllables are in cantore?
| Letters | 7: C-A-N-T-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 cantore?
Cantore appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 cantore?
- /kænˈtɔː(ɹ)/
Cantore 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).
What rhymes with cantore?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cantore.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: enactor.
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).
What does cantore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoletea Dutch trading post, a branch office of the Dutch merchants
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cantore come from?
Borrowed from Dutch kantoor and its obsolete spelling cantoor, from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument suffix). Doublet of computer, counter, and kontor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).