catin

\ka.tɛ̃\

/\ka.tɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“catin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,751
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui évoque les prostituées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-catin · catin · French

catin · rank #36,751 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,751
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cassos

Nearest frequency peer: cassos (-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 « catin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « catin » 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).

catin vs coin
60% similar
catin vs clin
60% similar
catin vs cats
60% similar

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

Key facts for catin
PropertyValue
Headwordcatin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.tɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,751
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « catin »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).catinse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cassos » (#36,750), « centurion » (#36,752), « casher » (#36,749). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « catin » est au #36,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around catin (IPA \ka.tɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,751 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui évoque les prostituées.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for catin, with forms such as "actin", "caitn", and "catinn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coin", "clin", "cats", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is catin, spelled C-A-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui évoque les prostituées.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans le crachin sourit un soleil mesquin Pendant que, sur le chemin, un cœur trotte Derrière ce regard catin qui l’emporte Vers des desseins qu’il entrevoit enfin.
  2. Je ne pourrais pas dire, par exemple, que ma mère agit de manière catine en se pavanant comme elle le fait, vêtue, en gros, d’un mouchoir de poche.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actin
  • caitn
  • catinn
  • catni
  • cattin
  • ccatin
  • ctain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

actin2caitn2catinn1catni2cattin1ccatin1ctain2
Edit distance from "catin"

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 "catin"?
"catin" is spelled C-A-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.tɛ̃\.
What does "catin" mean?
As an adjective, "catin" means: Qui évoque les prostituées.
What words are commonly confused with "catin"?
"catin" is commonly confused with "coin", "clin", "cats". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "catin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catin" is \ka.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catin" come from?
"catin" 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 "catin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brief#36,737bovin#36,734Bakou#36,717Didot#36,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cassos7 variantsagréée7 variantsEthel7 variantszeste7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list