canoë

\ka.nɔ.e\

/\ka.nɔ.e\/ noun

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The verdict

“canoë” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,381
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de pirogue originaire des peuples d’Amérique du nord dans laquelle un ou plusieurs utilisateurs propulsent le bateau à l’aide d’une pagaie à une pale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-canoe · canoë · French

canoë · rank #20,381 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,381
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH braque

Nearest frequency peer: braque (-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 « canoë »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « canoë » 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).

canoë vs coe
40% similar
canoë vs CNE
0% similar
canoë vs case
40% similar

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

Key facts for canoë
PropertyValue
Headwordcanoë
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.nɔ.e\
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,381
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « canoë »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).canoëse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « braque » (#20,380), « Carrie » (#20,382), « bousculer » (#20,379). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « canoë » est au #20,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around canoë (IPA \ka.nɔ.e\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,381 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for canoë, with forms such as "acnoë", "cannoë", and "canëo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coe", "CNE", "case", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is canoë, spelled C-A-N-O-Ë.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de pirogue originaire des peuples d’Amérique du nord dans laquelle un ou plusieurs utilisateurs propulsent le bateau à l’aide d’une pagaie à une pale.
  2. 2
    Sport nautique qui se pratique avec cette embarcation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le canoë a remis en honneur les rivières de France abandonnées.
  2. Nous proposons des activités nautiques en canoë, kayak, raft, pour le loisir et la compétition.

Synonyms

canot

This word in other languages

canoe(English)canoa(Español)Kanu(Deutsch)canoa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnoë
  • cannoë
  • canëo
  • caonë
  • ccanoë
  • cnaoë

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of canoë - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acnoë2cannoë1canëo2caonë2ccanoë1cnaoë2
Edit distance from "canoë"

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 "canoë"?
"canoë" is spelled C-A-N-O-Ë. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.nɔ.e\.
What does "canoë" mean?
As a noun, "canoë" means: Sorte de pirogue originaire des peuples d’Amérique du nord dans laquelle un ou plusieurs utilisateurs propulsent le bateau à l’aide d’une pagaie à une pale.
What words are commonly confused with "canoë"?
"canoë" is commonly confused with "coe", "CNE", "case". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canoë"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canoë" is \ka.nɔ.e\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canoë" come from?
"canoë" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boost#20,377beurk#20,373arabo#20,353Albin#20,342

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

assoir6 variantsConnor6 variantsAdama6 variantsépine6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list