casanova

\ka.za.nɔ.va\

/\ka.za.nɔ.va\/ noun

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The verdict

“casanova” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,132
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homme qui multiplie les conquêtes féminines, les aventures amoureuses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-casanova · casanova · French

casanova · rank #23,132 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,132
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Carson

Nearest frequency peer: Carson (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « casanova »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « casanova » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for casanova
PropertyValue
Headwordcasanova
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.za.nɔ.va\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,132
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « casanova »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).casanovase place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Carson » (#23,131), « catastrophiques » (#23,133), « carrier » (#23,130). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « casanova » est au #23,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around casanova (IPA \ka.za.nɔ.va\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,132 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Homme qui multiplie les conquêtes féminines, les aventures amoureuses.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for casanova, with forms such as "acsanova", "caasnova", and "casannova". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is casanova, spelled C-A-S-A-N-O-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme qui multiplie les conquêtes féminines, les aventures amoureuses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. – Tu m’emmènes où, Casanova ?

Synonyms

charmeurdon Juandragueurséducteur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsanova
  • caasnova
  • casannova
  • casanoav
  • casanovva
  • casanvoa
  • casaonva
  • casnaova
  • cassanova
  • ccasanova
  • csaanova

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acsanova2caasnova2casannova1casanoav2casanovva1casanvoa2casaonva2casnaova2
Edit distance from "casanova"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "casanova"?
"casanova" is spelled C-A-S-A-N-O-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.za.nɔ.va\.
What does "casanova" mean?
As a noun, "casanova" means: Homme qui multiplie les conquêtes féminines, les aventures amoureuses.
What are common misspellings of "casanova"?
Common misspellings include "acsanova", "caasnova", "casannova", "casanoav", "casanovva". The correct spelling is "casanova".
How do you pronounce "casanova"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casanova" is \ka.za.nɔ.va\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casanova" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list