kanon
"kanon" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kanon” is uncommon English (frequency #91,679 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,679
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music)
Corpus desk
Index EN-kanon · kanon · English
kanon · rank #91,679 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,679
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH Kanyakumari
Nearest frequency peer: Kanyakumari (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “kanon”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- JRPG
JRPG
8,334 corpus weight
- kadi
kadi
8,327 corpus weight
- kanon
kanon
8,322 corpus weight
- Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
8,321 corpus weight
- Keeble
Keeble
8,315 corpus weight
- Kenrick
Kenrick
8,309 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “kanon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “kanon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
kanon is uncommon English at frequency #91,679 among 1,236 “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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