Catarina

[kɑt̪aˈɾinɐ]

/[kɑt̪aˈɾinɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Catarina” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,935
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer, equivalente del español Catalina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-catarina · Catarina · Spanish

Catarina · rank #25,935 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,935
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cartones

Nearest frequency peer: cartones (-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 “Catarina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Catarina” 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).

Catarina vs catering
63% similar
Catarina vs carina
63% similar
Catarina vs casaría
50% similar

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

Key facts for Catarina
PropertyValue
HeadwordCatarina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kɑt̪aˈɾinɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,935
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Catarina”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Catarinacae 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 “cartones” (#25,934), “caviar” (#25,936), “carrocería” (#25,933). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Catarina” va en #25,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Catarina (IPA [kɑt̪aˈɾinɐ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,935 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nombre de pila de mujer, equivalente del español Catalina.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Catarina, with forms such as "actarina", "caatrina", and "catairna". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "catering", "carina", "casaría", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Catarina, spelled C-A-T-A-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de mujer, equivalente del español Catalina.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actarina
  • caatrina
  • catairna
  • catarian
  • catarinna
  • catarnia
  • catarrina
  • catraina
  • cattarina
  • ccatarina
  • ctaarina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Catarina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

actarina2caatrina2catairna2catarian2catarinna1catarnia2catarrina1catraina2
Edit distance from "Catarina"

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 "Catarina"?
"Catarina" is spelled C-A-T-A-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kɑt̪aˈɾinɐ].
What does "Catarina" mean?
As a proper noun, "Catarina" means: Nombre de pila de mujer, equivalente del español Catalina.
What words are commonly confused with "Catarina"?
"Catarina" is commonly confused with "catering", "carina", "casaría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Catarina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Catarina" is [kɑt̪aˈɾinɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Catarina" come from?
"Catarina" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cartones#25,934bizcocho#25,921barracas#25,916asistida#25,906

Similar misspelling depth

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

cenando11 variantsbromear11 variantsconstan11 variantsarreglada11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list