# canyon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkænjən/ · frequency rank #7,533

## Definitions
1. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cañón. Doublet of cannon.

## Easily confused with
- **caron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canyon-vs-caron)
- **carbon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canyon-vs-carbon)
- **Carson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canyon-vs-carson)
- **carton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canyon-vs-carton)
- **crayon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canyon-vs-crayon)
- **cation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canyon-vs-cation)
- **Condon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canyon-vs-condon)
- **Conlon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canyon-vs-conlon)
- **canon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canon-vs-canyon)
- **canoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canoe-vs-canyon)
- **canto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-canyon)
- **cannot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cannot-vs-canyon)
- **cannon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cannon-vs-canyon)
- **canton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canton-vs-canyon)
- **cantor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cantor-vs-canyon)
- **Canaan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canaan-vs-canyon)
- **candor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candor-vs-canyon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acnyon`, `cannyon`, `canoyn`, `canyno`, `canyonn`, `canyyon`, `caynon`, `ccanyon`, `cnayon`

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