Which to use
“cânon” and “cânone” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,275
- “cânon” frequency rank
- #42,864
- “cânone” frequency rank
- 88139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cânon | cânone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide cânone | regra ou preceito |
Where the eye mixes cânon and cânone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cânon runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cânone's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cânon vs cânone
A purely visual mix-up. cânon (/ˈkɐ.non/) and cânone (/ˈkɐ.nu.nɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cânon” sits inside “cânone”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cânon is recorded at frequency rank #45,275, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.non/. cânone is at rank #42,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.nu.nɨ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 88139, this pair ranks #422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cânon vs cânone
Shared letters: cnoâ. Private to "cânon": -. Private to "cânone": e.
"cânon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cânone" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cânon" for "cânone" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cânon" vs "cânone" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cânon" and "cânone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cânon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cânone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cânon" and "cânone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canja vs cânon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.