Katmandou

\kat.mɑ̃.du\

/\kat.mɑ̃.du\/ name

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The verdict

“Katmandou” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,992
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale du Népal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-katmandou · Katmandou · French

Katmandou · rank #47,992 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,992
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kangourous

Nearest frequency peer: kangourous (-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 « Katmandou »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Katmandou » 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 Katmandou
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatmandou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kat.mɑ̃.du\
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,992
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Katmandou »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Katmandouse 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 « kangourous » (#47,991), « kanak » (#47,990), « known » (#47,995). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Katmandou » est au #47,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Katmandou (IPA \kat.mɑ̃.du\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,992 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Capitale du Népal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Katmandou, with forms such as "aktmandou", "kamtandou", and "katamndou". 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Katmandou, spelled K-A-T-M-A-N-D-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale du Népal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a pu se poser sur la piste de Katmandou, mais il ne peut pas être déchargé, l’aéroport fait face à d’énormes problèmes de logistique.
  2. … ils vivent avec les Brahmes dans les villes de Batgao, de Patan & de Katmandou.

This word in other languages

Kathmandu(English)Katmandú(Español)Kathmandu(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aktmandou
  • kamtandou
  • katamndou
  • katmadnou
  • katmanddou
  • katmanduo
  • katmanndou
  • katmanodu
  • katmmandou
  • katmnadou
  • kattmandou
  • kkatmandou
  • ktamandou

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aktmandou2kamtandou2katamndou2katmadnou2katmanddou1katmanduo2katmanndou1katmanodu2
Edit distance from "Katmandou"

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 "Katmandou"?
"Katmandou" is spelled K-A-T-M-A-N-D-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \kat.mɑ̃.du\.
What does "Katmandou" mean?
As a proper noun, "Katmandou" means: Capitale du Népal.
What are common misspellings of "Katmandou"?
Common misspellings include "aktmandou", "kamtandou", "katamndou", "katmadnou", "katmanddou". The correct spelling is "Katmandou".
How do you pronounce "Katmandou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katmandou" is \kat.mɑ̃.du\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katmandou" come from?
"Katmandou" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

jurassien#47,987inversées#47,974interpose#47,970inhabitée#47,964

Similar misspelling depth

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

labellisée13 variantsinsidieuse13 variantsinculture13 variantsMaintenon13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list