cantonner

\kɑ̃.tɔ.ne\

/\kɑ̃.tɔ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“cantonner” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,415
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distribuer des troupes sur les points où elles doivent séjourner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cantonner · cantonner · French

cantonner · rank #35,415 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,415
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH campos

Nearest frequency peer: campos (-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 « cantonner »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cantonner » 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).

cantonner vs cartonne
78% similar
cantonner vs cantonnés
78% similar
cantonner vs cautionner
80% similar

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

Key facts for cantonner
PropertyValue
Headwordcantonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɑ̃.tɔ.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,415
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cantonner »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).cantonnerse 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 « campos » (#35,414), « cardiologie » (#35,416), « cachaient » (#35,413). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cantonner » est au #35,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cantonner (IPA \kɑ̃.tɔ.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,415 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cantonner, with forms such as "acntonner", "canntonner", and "canotnner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cartonne", "cantonnés", "cautionner", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 cantonner, spelled C-A-N-T-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Distribuer des troupes sur les points où elles doivent séjourner.
  2. 2
    Prendre son cantonnement pour les troupes mêmes que l’on cantonne.
  3. 3
    Circonscrire dans certaines limites.
  4. 4
    Garnir les coins.
  5. 5
    Positionner un meuble héraldique dans un canton de l’écu.
  6. 6
    Se retirer dans un lieu où l’on estime être plus en sûreté.
  7. 7
    Se retrancher, pour un petit nombre de gens qui se fortifient contre un plus grand nombre.
  8. 8
    Se restreindre à une chose, ne pas vouloir en sortir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faire cantonner des troupes.
  2. Il passe l'Aisne le 7 Novembre au pont de Seuil, cantonne le 7 aux Normands, le 10 à Hagnicourt, le 11 à Mazerny, où il apprend la conclusion de l'armistice.

This word in other languages

billet(English)acuartelar(Español)circunscrever(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acntonner
  • canntonner
  • canotnner
  • cantnoner
  • cantonenr
  • cantoner
  • cantonnerr
  • cantonnre
  • canttonner
  • catnonner
  • ccantonner
  • cnatonner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acntonner2canntonner1canotnner2cantnoner2cantonenr2cantoner1cantonnerr1cantonnre2
Edit distance from "cantonner"

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 "cantonner"?
"cantonner" is spelled C-A-N-T-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃.tɔ.ne\.
What does "cantonner" mean?
As a verb, "cantonner" means: Distribuer des troupes sur les points où elles doivent séjourner.
What words are commonly confused with "cantonner"?
"cantonner" is commonly confused with "cartonne", "cantonnés", "cautionner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cantonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cantonner" is \kɑ̃.tɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cantonner" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cachaient#35,413caspienne#35,418circoncis#35,427blaireaux#35,399

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Chevallier12 variantscohortes12 variantscompiler12 variantsaubergine12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list