cannelle

\ka.nɛl\

/\ka.nɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“cannelle” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,075
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De la couleur de la cannelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cannelle · cannelle · French

cannelle · rank #20,075 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,075
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH camper

Nearest frequency peer: camper (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cannelle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cannelle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cannelle vs chandelle
78% similar
cannelle vs charnelle
78% similar
cannelle vs canaille
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cannelle
PropertyValue
Headwordcannelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.nɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,075
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cannelle »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).cannellese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « camper » (#20,074), « Cantal » (#20,076), « caleçon » (#20,073). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cannelle » est au #20,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cannelle (IPA \ka.nɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,075 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "De la couleur de la cannelle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cannelle, with forms such as "acnnelle", "canelle", and "canenlle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "chandelle", "charnelle", "canaille", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cannelle, spelled C-A-N-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De la couleur de la cannelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cannelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bernard sourit, hocha la tête et, glorieux de son vêtement coupé dans une étoffe cannelle de mauvais goût, m'offrit une cigarette.

This word in other languages

cinnamon(English)canela(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnnelle
  • canelle
  • canenlle
  • cannele
  • cannelel
  • cannlele
  • ccannelle
  • cnanelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cannelle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acnnelle2canelle1canenlle2cannele1cannelel2cannlele2ccannelle1cnanelle2
Edit distance from "cannelle"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cannelle"?
"cannelle" is spelled C-A-N-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.nɛl\.
What does "cannelle" mean?
As an adjective, "cannelle" means: De la couleur de la cannelle.
What words are commonly confused with "cannelle"?
"cannelle" is commonly confused with "chandelle", "charnelle", "canaille". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cannelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cannelle" is \ka.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cannelle" come from?
"cannelle" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cannelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bulgares#20,071buissons#20,070chargent#20,082blanchir#20,063

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cavale8 variantsbarrette8 variantsbaronne8 variantsappuyez8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list