canoniser
\ka.nɔ.ni.ze\
The verdict
“canoniser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Admettre, après un procès canonique, une personne dans le catalogue des saints.
Corpus desk
Index FR-canoniser · canoniser · French
canoniser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canoniser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.nɔ.ni.ze\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « canoniser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
canoniser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.nɔ.ni.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for canoniser in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is canoniser, spelled C-A-N-O-N-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Admettre, après un procès canonique, une personne dans le catalogue des saints.
- 2Glorifier comme sacré.
- 3Codifier une décision dans un canon, un article du Code de droit canonique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how canoniser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour être canonisés, c'est-à-dire reconnus comme saints par l'Église catholique, ces hommes et ces femmes sont censés avoir réalisé au moins deux miracles de leur vivant ou après leur mort.
Il n’a manqué à la gloire du Cid que d’être canonisé ; il l’aurait été si, avant de mourir, il n’avait pas eu l’idée arabo-hérétique et malsonnante de vouloir qu’on enterrât avec lui son fameux cheval Babieca : ce qui fit douter de son orthodoxie.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.