catamaran
/ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/
"catamaran" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“catamaran” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,122
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A twin-hulled ship or boat.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catamaran |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #48,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “catamaran” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around catamaran (IPA /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,122 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for catamaran, with forms such as "actamaran", "caatmaran", and "cataamran". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”). The correct English form is catamaran, spelled C-A-T-A-M-A-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1A twin-hulled ship or boat.
- 2A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
- 3A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others, and serving as a keel on which the rower squats while paddling.
- 4An old kind of fireship.
Etymology
From Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- actamaran
- caatmaran
- cataamran
- catamaarn
- catamarann
- catamarna
- catamarran
- catammaran
- catamraan
- catmaaran
- cattamaran
- ccatamaran
- ctaamaran
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catamaran - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “catamaran”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-T-A-M-A-R-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.