catalan

\ka.ta.lɑ̃\

/\ka.ta.lɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“catalan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,359
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la Catalogne, sa langue, sa culture, ou ses habitants.

Corpus desk

Index FR-catalan · catalan · French

catalan · rank #11,359 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,359
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cadet

Nearest frequency peer: cadet (-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 « catalan »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « catalan » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

catalan vs catalans
88% similar
catalan vs catalane
88% similar
catalan vs catalanes
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for catalan
PropertyValue
Headwordcatalan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.ta.lɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,359
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « catalan »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).catalanse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cadet » (#11,358), « cerise » (#11,360), « bénin » (#11,357). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « catalan » est au #11,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around catalan (IPA \ka.ta.lɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,359 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for catalan, with forms such as "actalan", "caatlan", and "cataaln". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "catalans", "catalane", "catalanes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is catalan, spelled C-A-T-A-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la Catalogne, sa langue, sa culture, ou ses habitants.
  2. 2
    Relatif aux pays catalans, leur langue, leurs cultures, ou leurs habitants.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une technique primitive de sidérurgie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Par chance, dans ce village au pied du Canigou, presque tout lui rappelle constamment sa terre catalane oubliée : quelques rues pavées et tortueuses, des maisons blanchies à la chaux, des acacias en fleur, des vergers, des vignes, […].
  2. Le Pays catalan (Capcir - Cerdagne - Conflent - Roussillon - Vallespir)

Synonyms

catalanique

This word in other languages

Catalan(English)catalán(Español)katalanisch(Deutsch)catalão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actalan
  • caatlan
  • cataaln
  • catalann
  • catallan
  • catalna
  • catlaan
  • cattalan
  • ccatalan
  • ctaalan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catalan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

actalan2caatlan2cataaln2catalann1catallan1catalna2catlaan2cattalan1
Edit distance from "catalan"

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 "catalan"?
"catalan" is spelled C-A-T-A-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ta.lɑ̃\.
What does "catalan" mean?
As an adjective, "catalan" means: Relatif à la Catalogne, sa langue, sa culture, ou ses habitants.
What words are commonly confused with "catalan"?
"catalan" is commonly confused with "catalans", "catalane", "catalanes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "catalan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catalan" is \ka.ta.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catalan" come from?
"catalan" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chantal#11,363cloches#11,369armoire#11,343coréens#11,381

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Coréenne10 variantsactives10 variantsétouffer10 variantsdécoule10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list