catamaran

\ka.ta.ma.ʁɑ̃\

/\ka.ta.ma.ʁɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“catamaran” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,359
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bateau possédant deux coques, en général l’une à côté de l’autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-catamaran · catamaran · French

catamaran · rank #44,359 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,359
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Castorama

Nearest frequency peer: Castorama (-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 « catamaran »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « catamaran » 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
Key facts for catamaran
PropertyValue
Headwordcatamaran
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ta.ma.ʁɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,359
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « catamaran »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).catamaranse 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 « Castorama » (#44,358), « causerie » (#44,360), « carène » (#44,357). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « catamaran » est au #44,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around catamaran (IPA \ka.ta.ma.ʁɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,359 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bateau possédant deux coques, en général l’une à côté de l’autre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for catamaran, with forms such as "actamaran", "caatmaran", and "cataamran". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is catamaran, spelled C-A-T-A-M-A-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bateau possédant deux coques, en général l’une à côté de l’autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Par rapport aux monocoques, les catamarans ont plus de stabilité et moins de tirant d’eau.
  2. Dans toute l’histoire de la navigation, le catamaran est sans doute l’embarcation qui réalise les transformations les plus radicales et, sous sa forme moderne, les plus récentes.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actamaran
  • caatmaran
  • cataamran
  • catamaarn
  • catamarann
  • catamarna
  • catamarran
  • catammaran
  • catamraan
  • catmaaran
  • cattamaran
  • ccatamaran
  • ctaamaran

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catamaran - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

actamaran2caatmaran2cataamran2catamaarn2catamarann1catamarna2catamarran1catammaran1
Edit distance from "catamaran"

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 "catamaran"?
"catamaran" is spelled C-A-T-A-M-A-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ta.ma.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "catamaran" mean?
As a noun, "catamaran" means: Bateau possédant deux coques, en général l’une à côté de l’autre.
What are common misspellings of "catamaran"?
Common misspellings include "actamaran", "caatmaran", "cataamran", "catamaarn", "catamarann". The correct spelling is "catamaran".
How do you pronounce "catamaran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catamaran" is \ka.ta.ma.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catamaran" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list