# kano

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɐˈnoʔ/ · frequency rank #23,578

## Definitions
1. A male American.
2. A Western foreigner

## Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog Kano, initial clipping of Amerikano, ultimately from Spanish americano (“male American”).

## Easily confused with
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-ko)
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-ken)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kay)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kin)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kat)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kun)
- **kar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kar)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-koo)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kuo)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kno)
- **know** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-know)
- **kind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kind)
- **king** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-king)
- **Kong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kong)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kate)
- **khan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-khan)
- **Kent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-kent)
- **Karl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-karl)
- **Knox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-knox)
- **knot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kano-vs-knot)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akno`, `kanno`, `kaon`, `kkano`, `knao`

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