catalans

\ka.ta.lɑ̃\

/\ka.ta.lɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“catalans” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,088
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de catalan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-catalans · catalans · French

catalans · rank #16,088 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,088
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH carence

Nearest frequency peer: carence (-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 « catalans »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « catalans » 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).

catalans vs catalan
88% similar
catalans vs catalane
88% similar
catalans vs catalanes
89% similar

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

Key facts for catalans
PropertyValue
Headwordcatalans
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.ta.lɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,088
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « catalans »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.catalansse 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 « carence » (#16,087), « chie » (#16,089), « capsules » (#16,086). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « catalans » est au #16,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around catalans (IPA \ka.ta.lɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,088 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de catalan.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for catalans, with forms such as "actalans", "caatlans", and "cataalns". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "catalan", "catalane", "catalanes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is catalans, spelled C-A-T-A-L-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de catalan.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actalans
  • caatlans
  • cataalns
  • catalanns
  • catalanss
  • catalasn
  • catallans
  • catalnas
  • catlaans
  • cattalans
  • ccatalans
  • ctaalans

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

actalans2caatlans2cataalns2catalanns1catalanss1catalasn2catallans1catalnas2
Edit distance from "catalans"

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 "catalans"?
"catalans" is spelled C-A-T-A-L-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ta.lɑ̃\.
What does "catalans" mean?
As an adjective, "catalans" means: Masculin pluriel de catalan.
What words are commonly confused with "catalans"?
"catalans" is commonly confused with "catalan", "catalane", "catalanes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "catalans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catalans" 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 "catalans" come from?
"catalans" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

capsules#16,086Capitole#16,085brigades#16,081bravoure#16,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

connaîtra12 variantsCristina12 variantsAntoinette12 variantsdéplacée12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list