# catamaran

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/ · frequency rank #48,122

## Definitions
1. A twin-hulled ship or boat.
2. A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
3. A 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.
4. An old kind of fireship.

## Etymology
From Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`actamaran`, `caatmaran`, `cataamran`, `catamaarn`, `catamarann`, `catamarna`, `catamarran`, `catammaran`, `catamraan`, `catmaaran`, `cattamaran`, `ccatamaran`, `ctaamaran`

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