# Katherine

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/ · frequency rank #9,202

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a popular spelling variant of Catherine.
2. A town and local government area (the Town of Katherine) in the Northern Territory, Australia.
3. A river in the Northern Territory, which gave its name to the town.
4. A census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

## Easily confused with
- **Katerina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katerina-vs-katherine)
- **Katharine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katharine-vs-katherine)

## Common misspellings (13)
`aktherine`, `kahterine`, `katehrine`, `katheirne`, `katherien`, `katherinne`, `kathernie`, `katherrine`, `kathherine`, `kathreine`, `kattherine`, `kkatherine`, `ktaherine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/katherine