can
Spanish, noun/ˈkan/
can is spelled C-A-N (3 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,594th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Can is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dog, hound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Canis lupus) Variedad doméstica del lobo, que por su prolongada crianza y selección por el hombre ha dado…”.
What does can mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedog, hound
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Canis lupus) Variedad doméstica del lobo, que por su prolongada crianza y selección por el hombre ha dado muchas y diversas razas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of can
- canes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce can?
- /ˈkan/
- [ˈkãn]
- Spain [ˈkãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to can
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is can in Spanish?
can appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).