Catalonian
/ˌkætəˈləʊ.ni.ən/
"catalonian" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Catalonian” is uncommon English (frequency #90,264 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,264
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Catalan.
Corpus desk
Index EN-catalonian · Catalonian · English
Catalonian · rank #90,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,264
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH castellan
Nearest frequency peer: castellan (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Catalonian”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- carnitas
carnitas
9,741 corpus weight
- carryout
carryout
9,740 corpus weight
- castellan
castellan
9,738 corpus weight
- Catalonian
Catalonian
9,737 corpus weight
- catena
catena
9,735 corpus weight
- cauterize
cauterize
9,733 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Catalonian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Catalonian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌkætəˈləʊ.ni.ən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #90,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Catalonian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Catalonian is uncommon English at frequency #90,264 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌkætəˈləʊ.ni.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Catalan.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Catalonian, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Catalonia + -an. The correct English form is Catalonian, spelled C-A-T-A-L-O-N-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Catalan.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Catalonian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The large Benedictine order living at Montserrat is devoted to preserving Catalonian culture—a mission that endears them to the Catalans. (So much so that in tribute, thousands of Catalonian girls are named Montserrat—Montse for short.)
Etymology
From Catalonia + -an.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).