castellano

\kasteˈʎano\

/\kasteˈʎano\/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“castellano” is uncommon French (frequency #80,029 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,029
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Castillan, relatif à la Castille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-castellano · castellano · French

castellano · rank #80,029 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,029
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH castagnettes

Nearest frequency peer: castagnettes (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « castellano »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « castellano » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for castellano
PropertyValue
Headwordcastellano
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kasteˈʎano\
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,029
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « castellano » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).castellanotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « castagnettes » (#80,028), « cartonnage » (#80,027), « cavalières » (#80,031). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « castellano » est au #80,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

castellano is uncommon French at frequency #80,029 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kasteˈʎano\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Castillan, relatif à la Castille.".

castellano doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is castellano, spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-L-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Castillan, relatif à la Castille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gramática castellana.
  2. Acento castellano.

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 "castellano"?
"castellano" is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-L-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is \kasteˈʎano\.
What does "castellano" mean?
As an adjective, "castellano" means: Castillan, relatif à la Castille.
How do you pronounce "castellano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "castellano" is \kasteˈʎano\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "castellano" come from?
"castellano" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cartonnage#80,027cavalières#80,031capitation#80,022chamanique#80,036

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list