catorce

[kaˈt̪oɾse]

/[kaˈt̪oɾse]/ num

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The verdict

“catorce” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,519
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trece y uno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-catorce · catorce · Spanish

catorce · rank #7,519 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,519
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Carl

Nearest frequency peer: Carl (-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 “catorce”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “catorce” 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).

catorce vs catre
71% similar

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

Key facts for catorce
PropertyValue
Headwordcatorce
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[kaˈt̪oɾse]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,519
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “catorce”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).catorcecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Carl” (#7,518), “cebolla” (#7,520), “Bruselas” (#7,517). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “catorce” va en #7,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around catorce (IPA [kaˈt̪oɾse]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #7,519 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for catorce, with forms such as "actorce", "caotrce", and "catocre". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "catre", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is catorce, spelled C-A-T-O-R-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trece y uno.
  2. 2
    Que ocupa el decimocuarto lugar en una serie.
  3. 3
    Que está catorce veces. Se usa delante de un sustantivo, pero también puede ir solo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how catorce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El capítulo catorce.
  2. Me leí los catorce capítulos.

Synonyms

decimocuarto

This word in other languages

fourteen(English)quatorze(Français)vierzehn(Deutsch)catorze(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actorce
  • caotrce
  • catocre
  • catorcce
  • catorec
  • catorrce
  • catorse
  • catroce
  • cattorce
  • ccatorce
  • ctaorce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catorce - 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.

actorce2caotrce2catocre2catorcce1catorec2catorrce1catorse1catroce2
Edit distance from "catorce"

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 "catorce"?
"catorce" is spelled C-A-T-O-R-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈt̪oɾse].
What does "catorce" mean?
As a numeral, "catorce" means: Trece y uno.
What words are commonly confused with "catorce"?
"catorce" is commonly confused with "catre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "catorce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catorce" is [kaˈt̪oɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catorce" come from?
"catorce" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cebolla#7,520ahorros#7,509agarrar#7,508aceptan#7,505

Similar misspelling depth

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

asiático11 variantsdominios11 variantspesadilla11 variantsperuanos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list