canhòt
\kaˈɲɔt\
The verdict
“canhòt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chiot.
Corpus desk
Index FR-canhot · canhòt · French
canhòt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canhòt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaˈɲɔt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « canhòt » en français
Rare enough to double-check
canhòt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaˈɲɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.
canhòt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is canhòt, spelled C-A-N-H-Ò-T.
Definition
- 1chiot.
- 2Chien de lait.
- 3Petit chien.
- 4Chien.
- 5Enfant qui tette avec avidité.
- 6Milandre, poisson de mer (Squalus galeus).
- 7Petit chenet bas, chevrette.
- 8Moule de pâté.
- 9Morceau de planche pour lier deux pièces ensemble.
- 10Bout de tuyau qu’on ajuste à un robinet.
- 11Niais, imbécile, poltron.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how canhòt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
canhòt d’arrèst
seguir coma un canhòt
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.