castillan
French, noun/kas.ti.jɑ̃/
castillan is spelled C-A-S-T-I-L-L-A-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,811th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castillan is a French masculine noun meaning “Castilian (language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espagnol, langue officielle de l’Espagne et de nombreux pays d’Amérique”.
What does castillan mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineCastilian (language)
adjective
- 1
Castilian
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la Castille. 2. Relatif au castillan.
noun: 1. Espagnol, langue officielle de l’Espagne et de nombreux pays d’Amérique. 2. Dialecte roman parlé au Moyen Âge dans le royaume de Castille et dont est issu l’espagnol actuel. 3. Variétés de l’espagnol parlées en Castille, particulièrement en Vieille-Castille.
noun: 1. Ancienne monnaie d’or espagnole. 2. Unité de masse.
noun: 1. Habitant de la Castille. 2. Espagnol, habitant de l’Espagne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of castillan
- castillane feminine
- castillans masculine plural
- castillanes feminine plural
- Castillans plural
- Castillane feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castillan?
- /kas.ti.jɑ̃/
- \kas.ti.jɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to castillan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is castillan in French?
castillan appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).