kanun
noun
kanun is spelled K-A-N-U-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kanun means “Alternative spelling of qanun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kanun is kanuns.
How many letters and syllables are in kanun?
| Letters | 5: K-A-N-U-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is kanun?
Kanun appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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).
Forms of kanun
- kanuns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kanun mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of qanun.
- 2
A set of traditional Albanian laws.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kanun come from?
From Albanian kanun. Doublet of canon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).