Katalonien

[ˌkataˈloːni̯ən]

/[ˌkataˈloːni̯ən]/ name

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The verdict

“Katalonien” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,594
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Landschaft und Region (Autonome Region, was in etwa dem deutschen "Bundesland" entspricht) in Nordost-Spanien mit der Hauptstadt Barcelona.

Corpus desk

Index DE-katalonien · Katalonien · German

Katalonien · rank #18,594 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,594
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kasper

Nearest frequency peer: Kasper (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Katalonien“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Katalonien“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Katalonien vs Kataloniens
91% similar
Katalonien vs Katalanen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Katalonien
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatalonien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌkataˈloːni̯ən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,594
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Katalonien“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Katalonienliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kasper“ (#18,593), „kauften“ (#18,595), „Kartons“ (#18,592). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Katalonien“ bei #18,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Katalonien (IPA [ˌkataˈloːni̯ən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,594 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Landschaft und Region (Autonome Region, was in etwa dem deutschen "Bundesland" entspricht) in Nordost-Spanien mit der Hauptstadt Barcelona.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Katalonien, with forms such as "aktalonien", "kaatlonien", and "katallonien". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kataloniens", "Katalanen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Katalonien, spelled K-A-T-A-L-O-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Landschaft und Region (Autonome Region, was in etwa dem deutschen "Bundesland" entspricht) in Nordost-Spanien mit der Hauptstadt Barcelona.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Katalonien ist mit seiner schönen Küste, der Costa Brava, und mit seinen herrlichen Bergen, den Pyrenäen, ein landschaftlich aber ebenso kulturell sehr vielseitiges Land.
  2. „In Katalonien, dem reichsten und - neben dem Baskenland - rebellischsten Teil Spaniens, hat sich nun eine Mehrheit des Regionalparlaments dafür ausgesprochen, jene "klassischen" Stierkämpfe zu verbieten, in denen der Stier - nach einem genau festgelegten Ritual - getötet wird.“

This word in other languages

Catalonia(English)Cataluña(Español)Catalogne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aktalonien
  • kaatlonien
  • katallonien
  • katalnoien
  • kataloinen
  • katalonein
  • katalonienn
  • katalonine
  • katalonnien
  • kataolnien
  • katlaonien
  • kattalonien
  • kkatalonien
  • ktaalonien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Katalonien - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aktalonien2kaatlonien2katallonien1katalnoien2kataloinen2katalonein2katalonienn1katalonine2
Edit distance from "Katalonien"

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 "Katalonien"?
"Katalonien" is spelled K-A-T-A-L-O-N-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkataˈloːni̯ən].
What does "Katalonien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Katalonien" means: Landschaft und Region (Autonome Region, was in etwa dem deutschen "Bundesland" entspricht) in Nordost-Spanien mit der Hauptstadt Barcelona.
What words are commonly confused with "Katalonien"?
"Katalonien" is commonly confused with "Kataloniens", "Katalanen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Katalonien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katalonien" is [ˌkataˈloːni̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katalonien" come from?
"Katalonien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jahrelange#18,588impliziert#18,582Höhepunkte#18,579lateinisch#18,612

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Intendant14 variantsMerkmalen14 variantsfahrenden14 variantsPhilologie14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list