# Castile

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kasˈtiːɫ/ · frequency rank #33,165

## Definitions
1. A medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain.
2. A vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile.
3. A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, United States, named after Castile in Spain.

## Etymology
From (possibly through a Middle French form) Spanish Castilla from Old Spanish Castiella from Medieval Latin Castella from the plural of Latin castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”); supposedly derived from the many castles constructed in the region.

## Easily confused with
- **castle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/castile-vs-castle)
- **cattle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/castile-vs-cattle)
- **casting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/castile-vs-casting)
- **Castillo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/castile-vs-castillo)
- **caste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caste-vs-castile)
- **Cassie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cassie-vs-castile)
- **captive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captive-vs-castile)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acstile`, `casitle`, `casstile`, `castiel`, `castille`, `castlie`, `casttile`, `catsile`, `ccastile`, `csatile`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/castile