catatonie
\ka.ta.tɔ.ni\
The verdict
“catatonie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désordre psychiatrique caractérisé par une alternance d’inactivité psychomotrice complète et un comportement violent hyperactif, sans raison apparente.
Corpus desk
Index FR-catatonie · catatonie · French
catatonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catatonie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ta.tɔ.ni\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
catatonie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ta.tɔ.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for catatonie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is catatonie, spelled C-A-T-A-T-O-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Désordre psychiatrique caractérisé par une alternance d’inactivité psychomotrice complète et un comportement violent hyperactif, sans raison apparente.
- 2Forme de schizophrénie caractérisée par des périodes de passivité et de négativisme alternant avec des excitations soudaines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how catatonie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lorsqu’il fut amené à l’hôpital, Monk était engoncé dans son manteau dans un état de prostration totale, comme en catatonie.
D’abord avec une mégacampagne de vaccination pour essayer d’enrayer la pandémie qui avait mis l’économie du pays en état de catatonie, et un plan de relance majeur ensuite, le American Rescue Plan de 1900 milliards de dollars.
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.