catalanisme

\ka.ta.la.nism\

/\ka.ta.la.nism\/ noun

The verdict

“catalanisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amour ou intérêt pour la Catalogne et ce qui lui est attaché.

Corpus desk

Index FR-catalanisme · catalanisme · French

catalanisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for catalanisme
PropertyValue
Headwordcatalanisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ta.la.nism\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « catalanisme » en français

catalanismen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

catalanisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ta.la.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for catalanisme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 catalanisme, spelled C-A-T-A-L-A-N-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amour ou intérêt pour la Catalogne et ce qui lui est attaché.
  2. 2
    Nationalisme catalan.
  3. 3
    Mot ou tournure propre au catalan, emprunté par une autre langue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faiblement politisé dans ses stades initiaux, ce mouvement, qui culmina avec l’organisation de la plate-forme poétique des Jeux Floraux en 1859 et dont le théoricien le plus ambitieux fut Manuel Milà i Fontanals, définit l’ensemble de la culture et de la langue régionales sous le terme de « catalanisme », sans lui attribuer de sens précis.
  2. Le terme "catalanisme" défini par V. Almirall comme relatif à l’affection pour la Catalogne est aujourd’hui le terme utilisé pour désigner aussi bien patriotisme que nationalisme catalan, ce dernier étant nommé le "catalanisme politique"

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "catalanisme"?
"catalanisme" is spelled C-A-T-A-L-A-N-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ta.la.nism\.
What does "catalanisme" mean?
As a noun, "catalanisme" means: Amour ou intérêt pour la Catalogne et ce qui lui est attaché.
How do you pronounce "catalanisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catalanisme" is \ka.ta.la.nism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catalanisme" come from?
"catalanisme" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list