Cagayan

/kɐ.ɡɐˈjan/

//kɐ.ɡɐˈjan// name

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"cagayan" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cagayan” is uncommon English (frequency #55,983 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,983
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tuguegarao.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cagayan · Cagayan · English

Cagayan · rank #55,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,983
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cagney

Nearest frequency peer: Cagney (+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 “Cagayan”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cagayan
PropertyValue
HeadwordCagayan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/kɐ.ɡɐˈjan/
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,983
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Cagayan” 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).Cagayanfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Cagney” (#55,984), “builder's” (#55,979), “calyx” (#55,987). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Cagayan” is #55,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cagayan is uncommon English at frequency #55,983 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /kɐ.ɡɐˈjan/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Cagayan in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Cagayán, from various obsolete words for "river" in Philippine languages. The correct English form is Cagayan, spelled C-A-G-A-Y-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tuguegarao.
  2. 2
    A river in northeastern Luzon, Philippines.
  3. 3
    Synonym of Gaddang (“language”).

Etymology

From Spanish Cagayán, from various obsolete words for "river" in Philippine 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 "Cagayan"?
"Cagayan" is spelled C-A-G-A-Y-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ɡɐˈjan/.
What does "Cagayan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cagayan" means: A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tuguegarao.
How do you pronounce "Cagayan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cagayan" is /kɐ.ɡɐˈjan/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Cagayan"?
From Spanish Cagayán, from various obsolete words for "river" in Philippine languages. 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 "Cagayan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cannula#55,990brandis#55,971Chauhan#56,007bitched#55,957

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list