cadastral

adj

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

The verdict

“cadastral” is uncommon English (frequency #79,352 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,352
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - of or relating to a cadastre

Key facts for cadastral
PropertyValue
Headwordcadastral
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cadastral” sits in English 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). cadastral lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cadastral is uncommon English at frequency #79,352 among 43,570 “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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Using “cadastral”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-A-D-A-S-T-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English 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