# catalogue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/ · frequency rank #8,126

## Definitions
1. A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
2. A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
3. A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
4. A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
5. A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
6. A directory listing.
7. A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.
8. A series of unwelcome or unpleasant things, often similar.

## Etymology
From Middle English cathaloge, from Old French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, itself from Ancient Greek κατάλογος (katálogos, “enrollment, register”), from καταλέγω (katalégō, “to recount, make a list”), from κατα- (kata-, “downwards, towards”) + λέγω (légō, “to say, to speak, to tell”). Equivalent to cata- + -logue.

## Easily confused with
- **catalog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catalog-vs-catalogue)

## Common misspellings (12)
`actalogue`, `caatlogue`, `catalgoue`, `catallogue`, `catalogeu`, `cataloggue`, `catalouge`, `cataolgue`, `catlaogue`, `cattalogue`, `ccatalogue`, `ctaalogue`

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