cantor
Spanish, noun/kanˈtoɾ/
cantor is spelled C-A-N-T-O-R (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cantor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “singer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que canta por oficio”.
What does cantor mean in English?
adjective
- 1
singing
noun
- 1
masculinesinger
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que canta. 2. Aplícase a las aves pequeñas que tienen los músculos de la siringe muy desarrollados y emiten sonidos melodiosos; como el mirlo, el tordo y el ruiseñor.
noun: 1. Persona que canta por oficio. 2. Compositor de cánticos y salmos.
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 cantor
- cantora feminine
- cantores masculine plural
- cantoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cantor?
- /kanˈtoɾ/
- [kãn̪ˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cantor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cantor in Spanish?
cantor appears 2.1 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).