kanban
/ˈkanban/noun
kanban is spelled K-A-N-B-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kanban means “A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kanban is kanbans.
How many letters and syllables are in kanban?
| Letters | 6: K-A-N-B-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 kanban?
Kanban appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 kanban?
- /ˈkanban/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kanban.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kanban
- kanbans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kanban mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components.
- 2
A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards.
- 3
A system to manage, visualise, and improve work across teams, often as part of an agile methodology.
kanban board
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of kanban.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kanban come from?
From Japanese 看板 (かんばん, kanban), from 看 (kan, “visible”) + 板 (“board or card”), developed and first used in the Toyota Production System.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).