Cagliari

/ˈkæljəɹi/

//ˈkæljəɹi// name

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"cagliari" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cagliari” is uncommon English (frequency #55,302 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,302
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A province of Sardinia, Italy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cagliari · Cagliari · English

Cagliari · rank #55,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,302
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH buzzy

Nearest frequency peer: buzzy (-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 “Cagliari”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cagliari
PropertyValue
HeadwordCagliari
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkæljəɹi/
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Cagliari” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Cagliarifalls 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: “buzzy” (#55,301), “callow” (#55,303), “Burlingame” (#55,300). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Cagliari” is #55,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cagliari is uncommon English at frequency #55,302 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkæljəɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Cagliari, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian Cagliari, from Latin Calaris, a form of Caralis. The correct English form is Cagliari, spelled C-A-G-L-I-A-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A province of Sardinia, Italy.
  2. 2
    A port city and comune, the capital of the province of Cagliari and of Sardinia as a whole.

Etymology

From Italian Cagliari, from Latin Calaris, a form of Caralis.

This word in other languages

Cagliari(Español)Cagliari(Français)

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 "Cagliari"?
"Cagliari" is spelled C-A-G-L-I-A-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæljəɹi/.
What does "Cagliari" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cagliari" means: A province of Sardinia, Italy.
How do you pronounce "Cagliari"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cagliari" is /ˈkæljəɹi/. 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 "Cagliari"?
From Italian Cagliari, from Latin Calaris, a form of Caralis. 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 "Cagliari", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boomtown#55,289chinaman#55,324biannual#55,277basaltic#55,264

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list