canton and canyon differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. canton means “a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port”. canyon means “a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall”. canyon is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkæntən/
1.n.a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
2.n.a small administrative division of a country
3.v.provide housing for (military personnel)
| canton | canyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæntən/ | /ˈkænjən/ |
| Said | KAN-tuhn | KA-nyuhn |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 4 | 1 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow | canon |
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/ˈkænjən/
1.n.a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall