catty-corner
cat·ty·cor·ner/ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/adverb, adjective
catty-corner is spelled C-A-T-T-Y-C-O-R-N-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables (cat·ty·cor·ner). People search “catty-corner vs kitty-corner” about 1,300 times a month (Google, United States). As an adverb, catty-corner means “Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in catty-corner?
| Letters | 11: C-A-T-T-Y-C-O-R-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cat·ty·cor·ner |
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce catty-corner?
- UK /ˈka.tiˌkɔː.nə/
- US /ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/
Catty-corner has 4 syllables, split cat·ty·cor·ner in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-catty-corner.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with catty-corner
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of catty-corner
- cattycorner
- catty-cornered
- cattycornered
- kitty-corner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catty-corner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
CanadaUSSynonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from.
adjective
- 1
CanadaUSSynonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from one another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does catty-corner come from?
Corruption of cater-corner under influence from catty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).