cataracte

\ka.ta.ʁakt\

/\ka.ta.ʁakt\/ noun

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The verdict

“cataracte” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,694
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chute d’eau importante d’un fleuve ou d’une grande rivière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cataracte · cataracte · French

cataracte · rank #39,694 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,694
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH causait

Nearest frequency peer: causait (+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 « cataracte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cataracte » 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).

cataracte vs cataractes
90% similar

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

Key facts for cataracte
PropertyValue
Headwordcataracte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ta.ʁakt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,694
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cataracte »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cataractese 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 « causait » (#39,695), « carburateur » (#39,692), « causerait » (#39,696). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cataracte » est au #39,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cataracte (IPA \ka.ta.ʁakt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,694 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cataracte, with forms such as "actaracte", "caatracte", and "cataarcte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cataractes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cataracte, spelled C-A-T-A-R-A-C-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chute d’eau importante d’un fleuve ou d’une grande rivière.
  2. 2
    Grande abondance soudaine et puissante, notamment de pluie, mais aussi de sons, de lumière ou de paroles.
  3. 3
    Opacification partielle ou totale du cristallin de l’œil, entraînant une diminution progressive de la vision.
  4. 4
    Dispositif destiné à régulariser le fonctionnement de machine à vapeur à simple effet, à mouvement intermittent, en particulier celle qui mettent en mouvement des masses importantes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les cataractes du Nil, rapides qui rendent difficile en certains endroits la navigation du Nil, mais sans l’interrompre.
  2. Cette commission avait dû prendre passage sur la frégate Augusta de la marine britannique, gagner l’embouchure de l’Orange sur la côte occidentale de l’Afrique, à la hauteur du cap Volpas, et remonter le cours du fleuve jusqu’aux cataractes.

Synonyms

catadoupecatadupe

This word in other languages

waterfall(English)catarata(Español)Wasserfall(Deutsch)cachoeira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actaracte
  • caatracte
  • cataarcte
  • cataraccte
  • cataracet
  • cataractte
  • cataratce
  • catarcate
  • catarracte
  • catraacte
  • cattaracte
  • ccataracte
  • ctaaracte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cataracte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

actaracte2caatracte2cataarcte2cataraccte1cataracet2cataractte1cataratce2catarcate2
Edit distance from "cataracte"

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 "cataracte"?
"cataracte" is spelled C-A-T-A-R-A-C-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ta.ʁakt\.
What does "cataracte" mean?
As a noun, "cataracte" means: Chute d’eau importante d’un fleuve ou d’une grande rivière.
What words are commonly confused with "cataracte"?
"cataracte" is commonly confused with "cataractes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cataracte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cataracte" is \ka.ta.ʁakt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cataracte" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

causerait#39,696chevauche#39,704chimpanzé#39,706Chinatown#39,707

Similar misspelling depth

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

conseilles13 variantsdeportivo13 variantsdépliant13 variantsaccentuent13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list