Carcassonne

Name: Carcassonne, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌkɑːkəˈsən/

//ˌkɑːkəˈsən// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Carcassonne” is uncommon English (frequency #66,540 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,540
frequency rank, English: 43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An old walled city, the prefecture of Aude department, Occitania, France.

Key facts for Carcassonne
Property	Value
Headword	Carcassonne
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˌkɑːkəˈsən/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#66,540
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Carcassonne” 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). Carcassonne lands here:

#66,540

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

Carcassonne is uncommon English at frequency #66,540 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌkɑːkəˈsən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Carcassonne has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Carcassonne, spelled C-A-R-C-A-S-S-O-N-N-E.

Definition

1
An old walled city, the prefecture of Aude department, Occitania, France.
2
A board game where players have to place tiles and score features.

This word in other languages

Carcasona(Español)Carcassonne(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 "Carcassonne"?

"Carcassonne" is spelled C-A-R-C-A-S-S-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkɑːkəˈsən/.

What does "Carcassonne" mean?

As a proper noun, "Carcassonne" means: An old walled city, the prefecture of Aude department, Occitania, France.

How do you pronounce "Carcassonne"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Carcassonne" is /ˌkɑːkəˈsən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Carcassonne" come from?

"Carcassonne" is a English 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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Using “Carcassonne”

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

The one correct English spelling is C-A-R-C-A-S-S-O-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌkɑːkəˈsən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.