Caterina

[kə.təˈɾi.nə]

/[kə.təˈɾi.nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Caterina” is uncommon German (frequency #51,197 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,197
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weiblicher katalanischer Vorname, deutsch: Katharina

Key facts for Caterina
PropertyValue
HeadwordCaterina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kə.təˈɾi.nə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Caterina” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Caterina lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Caterina is uncommon German at frequency #51,197 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kə.təˈɾi.nə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiblicher katalanischer Vorname, deutsch: Katharina".

Zero misspellings are on record for Caterina in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Caterina, spelled C-A-T-E-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher katalanischer Vorname, deutsch: Katharina

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 "Caterina"?
"Caterina" is spelled C-A-T-E-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kə.təˈɾi.nə].
What does "Caterina" mean?
As a noun, "Caterina" means: weiblicher katalanischer Vorname, deutsch: Katharina
How do you pronounce "Caterina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Caterina" is [kə.təˈɾi.nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Caterina" come from?
"Caterina" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Caterina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-A-T-E-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kə.təˈɾi.nə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list