Castilian
Cas·til·ian/kæˈstɪl.jən/noun, adjective
Castilian is spelled C-A-S-T-I-L-I-A-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (Cas·til·ian). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Castilian means “A native of Castile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Castilian is Castilians.
How many letters and syllables are in Castilian?
| Letters | 9: C-A-S-T-I-L-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Cas·til·ian |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Castilian?
Castilian appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Castilian?
- /kæˈstɪl.jən/
- US /kæˈstɪl.jən/
- US /kaˈstɪl.jən/
Castilian has 3 syllables, split Cas·til·ian in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Castilian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Castilian?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Castilian from its last stressed vowel (/ɪljən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Castilian
- Castilians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Castilian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A native of Castile.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or relating to Castile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Castilian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense native of Castile:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Castillan, Castillane |
| German | Kastilianer, Kastilianerin |
| Portuguese | castelhano, castelhana |
| Spanish | castellano, castellana |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.