How Do You Spell CAN?

The word "can" is spelled with a single letter "a" despite having two distinct vowel sounds. In IPA phonetic transcription, it is represented as /kæn/. The "a" in "can" is pronounced as a short "æ" sound, which is made by opening the mouth slightly and bringing the tongue forward towards the front teeth. This sound is also found in words like "cat" and "hat". The spelling of "can" may seem unusual, but it is consistent with the way English has evolved over time.

Top Common Misspellings for CAN *

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for CAN

Similar spelling words for CAN

Plural form of CAN is CANS

7 words made out of letters CAN

2 letters

3 letters

Conjugate verb Can

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have canned
you would have canned
he/she/it would have canned
we would have canned
they would have canned
I would have can
you would have can
he/she/it would have can
we would have can
they would have can

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been canning
you would have been canning
he/she/it would have been canning
we would have been canning
they would have been canning

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would can
you would can
he/she/it would can
we would can
they would can

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be canning
you would be canning
he/she/it would be canning
we would be canning
they would be canning

FUTURE

I will can
you will can
he/she/it will can
we will can
they will can

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be canning
you will be canning
he/she/it will be canning
we will be canning
they will be canning

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have canned
you will have canned
he/she/it will have canned
we will have canned
they will have canned

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been canning
you will have been canning
he/she/it will have been canning
we will have been canning
they will have been canning

IMPERATIVE

you can
we let´s can

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to can

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was canning
you were canning
he/she/it was canning
we were canning
they were canning

PAST PARTICIPLE

canned

PAST PERFECT

I had canned
you had canned
he/she/it had canned
we had canned
they had canned

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been canning
you had been canning
he/she/it had been canning
we had been canning
they had been canning

PRESENT

I can
you can
he/she/it can
we can
they can
he/she/it cans

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am canning
you are canning
he/she/it is canning
we are canning
they are canning

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

canning

PRESENT PERFECT

I have canned
you have canned
he/she/it has canned
we have canned
they have canned

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been canning
you have been canning
he/she/it has been canning
we have been canning
they have been canning

SIMPLE PAST

I canned
you canned
he/she/it canned
we canned
they canned

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