Casablanca

/kæsəˈblæŋkə/

//kæsəˈblæŋkə// name

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"casablanca" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Casablanca” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,362. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,362
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

Corpus desk

Index EN-casablanca · Casablanca · English

Casablanca · rank #26,362 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,362
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cartoonist

Nearest frequency peer: cartoonist (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Casablanca”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Casablanca” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Casablanca
PropertyValue
HeadwordCasablanca
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/kæsəˈblæŋkə/
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,362
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Casablanca”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Casablancalands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “cartoonist” (#26,361), “casserole” (#26,363), “carlin” (#26,360). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Casablanca” is #26,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Casablanca (IPA /kæsəˈblæŋkə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,362 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Casablanca, with forms such as "acsablanca", "caasblanca", and "casabalnca". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish Casablanca, a calque of Portuguese Casa Branca, itself calqued from Arabic الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ, “the white home”). The correct English form is Casablanca, spelled C-A-S-A-B-L-A-N-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Casablanca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. My dear Mademoiselle, perhaps you have already observed that in Casablanca, human life is cheap. Good night, Mademoiselle.
  2. We see documentary footage (the trudging homeless) and an animated map—an inky line movies from Paris to Marseilles, from there to Oran, and finally to Casablanca, where the lucky ones escape via Lisbon and the rest “wait…and wait…and wait.”

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Casablanca, a calque of Portuguese Casa Branca, itself calqued from Arabic الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ, “the white home”).

This word in other languages

Casablanca(Español)Casablanca(Français)Casablanca(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsablanca
  • caasblanca
  • casabalnca
  • casabblanca
  • casablacna
  • casablanac
  • casablancca
  • casablannca
  • casabllanca
  • casablnaca
  • casalbanca
  • casbalanca
  • cassablanca
  • ccasablanca
  • csaablanca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Casablanca - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acsablanca2caasblanca2casabalnca2casabblanca1casablacna2casablanac2casablancca1casablannca1
Edit distance from "Casablanca"

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 "Casablanca"?
"Casablanca" is spelled C-A-S-A-B-L-A-N-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kæsəˈblæŋkə/.
What does "Casablanca" mean?
As a proper noun, "Casablanca" means: The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.
What are common misspellings of "Casablanca"?
Common misspellings include "acsablanca", "caasblanca", "casabalnca", "casabblanca", "casablacna". The correct spelling is "Casablanca".
How do you pronounce "Casablanca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Casablanca" is /kæsəˈblæŋkə/. 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 "Casablanca"?
Borrowed from Spanish Casablanca, a calque of Portuguese Casa Branca, itself calqued from Arabic الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ, “the white home”). 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 "Casablanca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cartoonist#26,361cardiology#26,359Darlington#26,390dissipated#26,401

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

soliciting15 variantssilverware15 variantsscorching15 variantsprudential15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list