catana
[kaˈt̪ana]
The verdict
“catana” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de katana (sable).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈt̪ana] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “catana” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
catana is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈt̪ana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for catana, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is catana, spelled C-A-T-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Grafía alternativa de katana (sable).
- 2Sable que llevaban los miembros de la policía.
- 3Máquina o automóvil viejo y deteriorado.^([cita requerida])
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “catana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-T-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈt̪ana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.