catalana

[kat̪aˈlana]

/[kat̪aˈlana]/ adj

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The verdict

“catalana” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,756
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de catalán.

Corpus desk

Index ES-catalana · catalana · Spanish

catalana · rank #6,756 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,756
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH botellas

Nearest frequency peer: botellas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “catalana”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “catalana” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

catalana vs Cataluña
63% similar
catalana vs Catalina
75% similar
catalana vs Catarina
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for catalana
PropertyValue
Headwordcatalana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kat̪aˈlana]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,756
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “catalana”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).catalanacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “botellas” (#6,755), “cielos” (#6,757), “bonitas” (#6,754). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “catalana” va en #6,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around catalana (IPA [kat̪aˈlana]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,756 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino de catalán.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for catalana, with forms such as "actalana", "caatlana", and "cataalna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Cataluña", "Catalina", "Catarina", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is catalana, spelled C-A-T-A-L-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de catalán.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actalana
  • caatlana
  • cataalna
  • catalaan
  • catalanna
  • catallana
  • catalnaa
  • catlaana
  • cattalana
  • ccatalana
  • ctaalana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catalana - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

actalana2caatlana2cataalna2catalaan2catalanna1catallana1catalnaa2catlaana2
Edit distance from "catalana"

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 "catalana"?
"catalana" is spelled C-A-T-A-L-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kat̪aˈlana].
What does "catalana" mean?
As an adjective, "catalana" means: Forma del femenino de catalán.
What words are commonly confused with "catalana"?
"catalana" is commonly confused with "Cataluña", "Catalina", "Catarina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "catalana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catalana" is [kat̪aˈlana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catalana" come from?
"catalana" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

botellas#6,755comparto#6,758bailando#6,750densidad#6,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bonitas11 variantscosecha11 variantstributo11 variantsentienda11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list