casanova

/kæsəˈnoʊvə/

//kæsəˈnoʊvə// noun

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

The verdict

“casanova” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #33,558 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#33,558
frequency rank, English
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative letter-case form of Casanova.

Key facts for casanova
PropertyValue
Headwordcasanova
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kæsəˈnoʊvə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,558
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “casanova” 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). casanova lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for casanova is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kæsəˈnoʊvə/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,558 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative letter-case form of Casanova.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for casanova, with forms such as "acsanova", "caasnova", and "casannova". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is casanova, spelled C-A-S-A-N-O-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Casanova.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acsanova,caasnova,casannova,casanoav,casanovva,casanvoa,casaonva,casnaova,cassanova,ccasanova,csaanova

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of casanova - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acsanova2caasnova2casannova1casanoav2casanovva1casanvoa2casaonva2casnaova2
Edit distance from "casanova"

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 "casanova"?
"casanova" is spelled C-A-S-A-N-O-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kæsəˈnoʊvə/.
What does "casanova" mean?
As a noun, "casanova" means: Alternative letter-case form of Casanova.
What are common misspellings of "casanova"?
Common misspellings include "acsanova", "caasnova", "casannova", "casanoav", "casanovva". The correct spelling is "casanova".
How do you pronounce "casanova"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casanova" is /kæsəˈnoʊvə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casanova" come from?
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Using “casanova”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-A-S-A-N-O-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kæsəˈnoʊvə/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list