# canons vs colons

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### canons
*adjective · IPA \ka.nɔ̃\ · frequency rank #6,271*
Pluriel de canon.

### colons
*noun · IPA \kɔ.lɔ̃\ · frequency rank #8,675*
Pluriel de colon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/canons-vs-colons