cartulary
/ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/
"cartulary" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cartulary” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cartulary · cartulary · English
cartulary · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cartulary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cartulary” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cartulary is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cartulary in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cartulari, borrowed from Medieval Latin chartulārium. Doublet of khaltura. The correct English form is cartulary, spelled C-A-R-T-U-L-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
- 2A collection of original documents bound in one volume.
- 3An officer who had charge of records or other public papers.
Etymology
From Middle English cartulari, borrowed from Medieval Latin chartulārium. Doublet of khaltura.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.