Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannes

/ˈkæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: cannes
IPA: /ˈkæn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Cannes, from Occitan Canas or Occitan Cànoas (alternative spelling of Canas).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Cannes, Canas, Cànoas

Homonyms

can

Rhymes With

fans plans trans cans bans mans scans sans vans franz pans spans

Questions

How do you pronounce cannes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæn/.
What does cannes mean?: A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.
Where does cannes come from?: It is traced to French.

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