Katmandú
[kat̪mãn̪ˈd̪u]
The verdict
“Katmandú” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,014 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,014
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,662
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es la capital de Nepal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katmandú |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kat̪mãn̪ˈd̪u] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Katmandú” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Katmandú is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,014 among 3,662 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kat̪mãn̪ˈd̪u]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de Nepal.".
Katmandú has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Katmandú, spelled K-A-T-M-A-N-D-Ú.
Definition
- 1es la capital de Nepal.
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 “Katmandú”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is K-A-T-M-A-N-D-Ú - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kat̪mãn̪ˈd̪u] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.