Katowice
[kat̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ise]
The verdict
“Katowice” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Polonia, capital del voivodato homónimo, en el centro de la cuenca carbonífera de Sitesia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katowice |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kat̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ise] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Katowice” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Katowice is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kat̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ise]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Polonia, capital del voivodato homónimo, en el centro de la cuenca carbonífera de Sitesia.".
Katowice has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Katowice, spelled K-A-T-O-W-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de Polonia, capital del voivodato homónimo, en el centro de la cuenca carbonífera de Sitesia.
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 “Katowice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is K-A-T-O-W-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kat̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ise] (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.