català

[kə.təˈɫa]

/[kə.təˈɫa]/ adj

The verdict

“català” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,764 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,764
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Catalán (de Cataluña)

Corpus desk

Index ES-catala · català · Spanish

català · rank #52,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,764
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cautelosa

Nearest frequency peer: cautelosa (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “català”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “català” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for català
PropertyValue
Headwordcatalà
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kə.təˈɫa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “català” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).catalàcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cautelosa” (#52,765), “carrizal” (#52,762), “cautelosos” (#52,766). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “català” va en #52,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

català is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,764 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kə.təˈɫa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Catalán (de Cataluña)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for català in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is català, spelled C-A-T-A-L-À.

Definition

  1. 1
    Catalán (de Cataluña)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "català"?
"català" is spelled C-A-T-A-L-À. The IPA pronunciation is [kə.təˈɫa].
What does "català" mean?
As an adjective, "català" means: Catalán (de Cataluña)
How do you pronounce "català"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "català" is [kə.təˈɫa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "català" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "català", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list