canton

\kɑ̃.tɔ̃\

/\kɑ̃.tɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“canton” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,013. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,013
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Certaine partie d’un pays considérée comme distincte du reste de ce pays.

Corpus desk

Index FR-canton · canton · French

canton · rank #5,013 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,013
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bourgogne

Nearest frequency peer: Bourgogne (-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 « canton »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « canton » 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).

canton vs coton
67% similar
canton vs caron
67% similar
canton vs catin
67% similar

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

Key facts for canton
PropertyValue
Headwordcanton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃.tɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,013
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « canton »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cantonse 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 « Bourgogne » (#5,012), « chimique » (#5,014), « bourgeois » (#5,011). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « canton » est au #5,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around canton (IPA \kɑ̃.tɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,013 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for canton, with forms such as "acnton", "cannton", and "canotn". 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, "coton", "caron", "catin", and more, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is canton, spelled C-A-N-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Certaine partie d’un pays considérée comme distincte du reste de ce pays.
  2. 2
    Certaine partie d’un pays considérée comme distincte du reste de ce pays.
  3. 3
    Certaine partie d’un pays considérée comme distincte du reste de ce pays.
  4. 4
    Certaine partie d’un pays considérée comme distincte du reste de ce pays.
  5. 5
    Certaine partie d’un pays considérée comme distincte du reste de ce pays.
  6. 6
    Certaine partie d’un pays considérée comme distincte du reste de ce pays.
  7. 7
    Surface carrée positionnée par défaut au chef dextre de l’écu. La surface est généralement moindre que celle du franc-canton qui est lui-même moindre que le franc-quartier. Si sa position diffère de l’ordinaire, elle doit être blasonnée.
  8. 8
    Angle de l’écu où est positionné un meuble.
  9. 9
    Subdivision d’une voie ferrée servant au cantonnement, c'est-à-dire à la régulation de la circulation des trains.
  10. 10
    Section de route, généralement départementale ou communale, entretenue par un cantonnier.
  11. 11
    Quartier supérieur du guindant d’un drapeau ou pavillon. Il est donc situé contre la hampe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais l’entrée, cependant, n’avait pas été refusée aux paysans des cantons voisins.
  2. Enfin, dans la part de Hilperik, se trouvaient, […], Limoges, Cahors et Bordeaux, les cités aujourd’hui détruites de Bigorre et de Béarn, et les cantons des Hautes-Pyrénées.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnton
  • cannton
  • canotn
  • cantno
  • cantonn
  • cantton
  • catnon
  • ccanton
  • cnaton

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of canton - 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.

acnton2cannton1canotn2cantno2cantonn1cantton1catnon2ccanton1
Edit distance from "canton"

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 "canton"?
"canton" is spelled C-A-N-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃.tɔ̃\.
What does "canton" mean?
As a noun, "canton" means: Certaine partie d’un pays considérée comme distincte du reste de ce pays.
What words are commonly confused with "canton"?
"canton" is commonly confused with "coton", "caron", "catin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "canton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canton" is \kɑ̃.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canton" come from?
"canton" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list