canoës
\ka.nɔ.e\
The verdict
“canoës” is uncommon French (frequency #73,802 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,802
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de canoë.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canoës |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.nɔ.e\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #73,802 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “canoës” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
canoës is uncommon French at frequency #73,802 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.nɔ.e\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de canoë.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for canoës in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is canoës, spelled C-A-N-O-Ë-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de 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.
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Using “canoës”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-N-O-Ë-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.nɔ.e\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.