kantate

\kan.ˈta.te\

/\kan.ˈta.te\/ adv

The verdict

“kantate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En étant chanté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kantate · kantate · French

kantate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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.

Key facts for kantate
PropertyValue
Headwordkantate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kan.ˈta.te\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kantate » en français

kantatereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kantate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kan.ˈta.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En étant chanté.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kantate, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is kantate, spelled K-A-N-T-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En étant chanté.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kantate"?
"kantate" is spelled K-A-N-T-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kan.ˈta.te\.
What does "kantate" mean?
As an adverb, "kantate" means: En étant chanté.
How do you pronounce "kantate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kantate" is \kan.ˈta.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kantate" come from?
"kantate" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list