kanon
"kanon" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kanon” is uncommon English (frequency #91,679 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,679
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kanon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #91,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kanon” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kanon is uncommon English at frequency #91,679 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kanon, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek κᾰνών (kănṓn, “straight rod, bar”). Doublet of cannon, canon, and canyon. The correct English form is kanon, spelled K-A-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κᾰνών (kănṓn, “straight rod, bar”). Doublet of cannon, canon, and canyon.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “kanon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-A-N-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.