cattery
cat·te·ry/ˈkætəɹi/noun
cattery is spelled C-A-T-T-E-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (cat·te·ry). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cattery means “A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cattery is catteries.
How many letters and syllables are in cattery?
| Letters | 7: C-A-T-T-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cat·te·ry |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 cattery?
Cattery appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 cattery?
- /ˈkætəɹi/
Cattery has 3 syllables, split cat·te·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cattery
- catteries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cattery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday.
- 2
A place where cats are bred.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cattery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense place where cats board when their owners are on holiday:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chatterie |
| German | Katzenhotel, Katzenpension |
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.
Where does cattery come from?
From cat + -ery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).