cartulary
/ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/
"cartulary" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cartulary” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cartulary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cartulary” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cartulary is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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Using “cartulary”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-R-T-U-L-A-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.