catar
[kaˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“catar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,482
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Probar algo con el sentido del gusto, especialmente los alimentos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-catar · catar · Spanish
catar · rank #33,482 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #33,482
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH casualidades
Nearest frequency peer: casualidades (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “catar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- caspa
caspa
66,522 corpus weight
- casuales
casuales
66,521 corpus weight
- casualidades
casualidades
66,520 corpus weight
- catar
catar
66,519 corpus weight
- Cato
Cato
66,518 corpus weight
- cazuela
cazuela
66,517 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “catar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | catar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kaˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #33,482 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “catar” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around catar (IPA [kaˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,482 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for catar, with forms such as "actar", "caatr", and "catarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CTA", "cita", "caza", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is catar, spelled C-A-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Probar algo con el sentido del gusto, especialmente los alimentos.
- 2Extraer miel de un panal de abejas.
- 3Mirar, buscar, pensar, inquirir, ver, examinar, registrar.
- 4Buscar, tratar de obtener algo.
- 5Tener o guardar.
- 6Aplicar algún remedio.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- actar
- caatr
- catarr
- cattar
- ccatar
- ctaar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "catar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "catar". Here's where to go from here.
- "catar" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "CTA". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #33,482 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.