Catalina
[kat̪aˈlina]
The verdict
“Catalina” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,266 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #7,266
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Catalina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kat̪aˈlina] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,266 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Catalina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Catalina is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kat̪aˈlina]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,266 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de mujer.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Catalina, with forms such as "actalina", "caatlina", and "catailna". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Cataluña", "católica", "Catarina", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Catalina, spelled C-A-T-A-L-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: actalina,caatlina,catailna,catalian,catalinna,catallina,catalnia,catlaina,cattalina,ccatalina,ctaalina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Catalina - 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.
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.
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Using “Catalina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-T-A-L-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kat̪aˈlina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Cataluña” - see the side-by-side comparison. Catalina vs Cataluña
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.