canin
French, adjective/ka.nɛ̃/
canin is spelled C-A-N-I-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 40,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canin is a French adjective meaning “canine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au chien”.
What does canin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
canine
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au chien. 2. Mordant, dévorant.
noun: 1. Muscle élévateur de l’angle de la bouche. 2. Animal du genre Canis.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of canin
- canine feminine
- canins masculine plural
- canines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canin?
- /ka.nɛ̃/
- \ka.nɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canin in French?
canin appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).