cannelle
French, noun/ka.nɛl/
cannelle is spelled C-A-N-N-E-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cannelle is a French feminine noun meaning “cinnamon (the spice)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Épice provenant de l’écorce intérieure odoriférante du cannelier, Cinnamomum verum, originaire du Sri Lanka”.
What does cannelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecinnamon (the spice)
adjective
- 1
cinnamon (in colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De la couleur de la cannelle.
noun: 1. Épice provenant de l’écorce intérieure odoriférante du cannelier, Cinnamomum verum, originaire du Sri Lanka. 2. Tisane de cette écorce. 3. Plusieurs autres écorces dont l'odeur, la saveur ou l'aspect ont quelque rapport avec celle de la cannelle véritable (Cinnamomum verum). 4. Robinet de bois ou de cuivre qu'on met à une cuve, à un tonneau pour en tirer le liquide, en tournant la clef qui sert à en boucher ou à en ouvrir le passage.
noun: 1. Couleur de la cannelle.
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 cannelle
- canelle alternative
- cannelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cannelle?
- /ka.nɛl/
- \ka.nɛl\
- [ka.nɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cannelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cannelle in French?
cannelle appears 2.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).