kantar

/kənˈtɑ/

//kənˈtɑ// noun

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"kantar" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“kantar” is uncommon English (frequency #86,414 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,414
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)

Corpus desk

Index EN-kantar · kantar · English

kantar · rank #86,414 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,414
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH jugg

Nearest frequency peer: jugg (-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 “kantar”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “kantar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kantar
PropertyValue
Headwordkantar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kənˈtɑ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,414
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “kantar” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).kantarfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “jugg” (#86,413), “Juche” (#86,412), “Jowett” (#86,410). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “kantar” is #86,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kantar is uncommon English at frequency #86,414 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˈtɑ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)".

kantar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary, centner, and quintal. The correct English form is kantar, spelled K-A-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)

Etymology

From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary, centner, and quintal.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kantar"?
"kantar" is spelled K-A-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈtɑ/.
What does "kantar" mean?
As a noun, "kantar" means: a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)
How do you pronounce "kantar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kantar" is /kənˈtɑ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "kantar"?
From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary, centner, and quintal. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kantar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jowett#86,410jetsam#86,405Kipnis#86,430klaxon#86,432

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list