katabatic
/kæt.əˈbæt.ɪk/adjective, noun
katabatic is spelled K-A-T-A-B-A-T-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, katabatic means “Downslope on a mountainside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in katabatic?
| Letters | 9: K-A-T-A-B-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 katabatic?
Katabatic appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 katabatic?
- /kæt.əˈbæt.ɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-katabatic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of katabatic
- catabatic
- katabatics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does katabatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Downslope on a mountainside.
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of katabatic wind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does katabatic come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).