castello

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The verdict

“castello” is uncommon German (frequency #54,417 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,417
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schloss

Corpus desk

Index DE-castello · castello · German

castello · rank #54,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,417
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cells

Nearest frequency peer: cells (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „castello“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „castello“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for castello
PropertyValue
Headwordcastello
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „castello“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).castellofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cells“ (#54,418), „charakteristisches“ (#54,420), „Charm“ (#54,421). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „castello“ bei #54,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

castello is uncommon German at frequency #54,417 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for castello, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is castello, spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schloss
  2. 2
    Burg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how castello appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le castello del rege es multo bel.
  2. Le castello esseva construite dum 1492.

This word in other languages

castle(English)castillo(Español)château(Français)castelo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "castello"?
"castello" is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "castello" mean?
As a noun, "castello" means: Schloss
How do you pronounce "castello"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "castello" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "castello" come from?
"castello" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "castello", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Couscous#54,432Bläschen#54,396dezenten#54,443editions#54,461

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list