Croatian
/ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/adjective, noun
Croatian is spelled C-R-O-A-T-I-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Croatian means “Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Croatian?
| Letters | 8: C-R-O-A-T-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Croatian?
Croatian appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 Croatian?
- UK /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/
Croatian has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Croatian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Croatian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Croatian from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Croatian
- more Croatian comparative
- most Croatian superlative
- Croatians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Croatian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.
noun
- 1
An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Croatian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | croate , Croate, Croates |
| German | kroatisch , Kroate, Kroatin |
| Portuguese | croata |
| Spanish | croata |
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 Croatian come from?
From Croat + -ian or Croatia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).