cadastral

adj

"cadastral" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cadastral” is uncommon English (frequency #79,352 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,352
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - of or relating to a cadastre

Corpus desk

Index EN-cadastral · cadastral · English

cadastral · rank #79,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,352
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Callao

Nearest frequency peer: Callao (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “cadastral”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “cadastral” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cadastral
PropertyValue
Headwordcadastral
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cadastral” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Callao” (#79,353), “cabinetry” (#79,350), “Calvados” (#79,354). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cadastral” is #79,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cadastral is uncommon English at frequency #79,352 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "of or relating to a cadastre".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cadastral in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French cadastral (“relating to the cadastre”), from cadastre. The correct English form is cadastral, spelled C-A-D-A-S-T-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    of or relating to a cadastre

Etymology

Borrowed from French cadastral (“relating to the cadastre”), from cadastre.

This word in other languages

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cadastral"?
"cadastral" is spelled C-A-D-A-S-T-R-A-L.
What does "cadastral" mean?
As an adjective, "cadastral" means: of or relating to a cadastre
What is the origin of the word "cadastral"?
Borrowed from French cadastral (“relating to the cadastre”), from cadastre. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list