catamenia
/kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.ə/
"catamenia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“catamenia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The female menstrual discharge.
Corpus desk
Index EN-catamenia · catamenia · English
catamenia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catamenia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.ə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “catamenia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
catamenia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The female menstrual discharge.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for catamenia, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin catamenia, from Ancient Greek καταμήνια (katamḗnia), the neuter plural of καταμήνιος (katamḗnios, “monthly”), from κατά (katá) + μήν (mḗn, “month”). First attested in 1750. The correct English form is catamenia, spelled C-A-T-A-M-E-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1The female menstrual discharge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how catamenia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On inquiry it was found that this neurosis corresponded in time with the oncome of the catamenia.
Etymology
From New Latin catamenia, from Ancient Greek καταμήνια (katamḗnia), the neuter plural of καταμήνιος (katamḗnios, “monthly”), from κατά (katá) + μήν (mḗn, “month”). First attested in 1750.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.