catalpa
/kəˈtælpə/noun
catalpa is spelled C-A-T-A-L-P-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, catalpa means “Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of catalpa is catalpas.
How many letters and syllables are in catalpa?
| Letters | 7: C-A-T-A-L-P-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is catalpa?
Catalpa appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 catalpa?
- UK /kəˈtælpə/
- US /kəˈtælpə/
- US /kəˈtɔlpə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-catalpa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of catalpa
- catalpas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catalpa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa – along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China – are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Catalpa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any tree of the genus Catalpa:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | catalpa |
| German | Trompetenbaum |
| Portuguese | catalpa |
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.