catchphrase
"catchphrase" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“catchphrase” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,100
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
Corpus desk
Index EN-catchphrase · catchphrase · English
catchphrase · rank #31,100 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #31,100
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH censure
Nearest frequency peer: censure (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “catchphrase”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- butthole
butthole
68,906 corpus weight
- caress
caress
68,903 corpus weight
- catchphrase
catchphrase
68,901 corpus weight
- censure
censure
68,900 corpus weight
- channeled
channeled
68,899 corpus weight
- Charlene
Charlene
68,898 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “catchphrase” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catchphrase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #31,100 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “catchphrase” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around catchphrase, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,100 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for catchphrase, with forms such as "actchphrase", "cacthphrase", and "catcchphrase". 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From catch + phrase, from the notion that the phrase will catch in the mind of the user. The correct English form is catchphrase, spelled C-A-T-C-H-P-H-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
- 2A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how catchphrase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frequently, catch phrases are not, in the grammarians' sense, phrases at all, but sentences. Catch phrases, like the closely linked proverbial sayings, are self-contained, as, obviously, clichés are too. Catch phrases are usually more pointed and ‘human’ than clichés, although the former sometimes arises from, and often they generate, the latter. Occasion…
For Tigger, he created a slight lisp and laugh, crediting his British wife with Tigger's "TTFN" catchprase - "ta-ta for now", itself coming from BBC radio comedy It's That Man Again.
Etymology
From catch + phrase, from the notion that the phrase will catch in the mind of the user.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- actchphrase
- cacthphrase
- catcchphrase
- catchhphrase
- catchhprase
- catchpharse
- catchphhrase
- catchphraes
- catchphrasse
- catchphrrase
- catchphrsae
- catchpphrase
- catchprhase
- catcphhrase
- cathcphrase
- cattchphrase
- ccatchphrase
- ctachphrase
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catchphrase - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "catchphrase", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 18 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #31,100 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.