kantar
/kənˈtɑr/noun
kantar is spelled K-A-N-T-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kantar means “A unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kantar is kantars.
How many letters and syllables are in kantar?
| Letters | 6: K-A-N-T-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kantar?
Kantar appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 kantar?
- US /kənˈtɑr/
- UK /kənˈtɑː/
Kantar has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with kantar?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kantar from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of kantar
- kantars plural
- cantar
- qantar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kantar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kantar come from?
From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary, centner, and quintal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).