kitty

\ˈkɪt.i\

/\ˈkɪt.i\/ noun

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The verdict

“kitty” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,373
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chaton ou jeune chat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kitty · kitty · French

kitty · rank #21,373 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,373
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH khalifa

Nearest frequency peer: khalifa (-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 « kitty »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « kitty » 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).

kitty vs kit
60% similar
kitty vs Katy
40% similar
kitty vs kits
60% similar

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

Key facts for kitty
PropertyValue
Headwordkitty
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkɪt.i\
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,373
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kitty »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).kittyse 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 « khalifa » (#21,372), « Laos » (#21,374), « kan » (#21,371). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kitty » est au #21,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kitty (IPA \ˈkɪt.i\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,373 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kitty, with forms such as "iktty", "kittyy", and "kity". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "kit", "Katy", "kits", and more, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kitty, spelled K-I-T-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chaton ou jeune chat.
  2. 2
    Chat (minet, minou).
  3. 3
    Cagnotte.
  4. 4
    Minou, sexe des femmes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. « Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty… »

Synonyms

pussy

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iktty
  • kittyy
  • kity
  • kityt
  • kkitty
  • ktity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iktty2kittyy1kity1kityt2kkitty1ktity2
Edit distance from "kitty"

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 "kitty"?
"kitty" is spelled K-I-T-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɪt.i\.
What does "kitty" mean?
As a noun, "kitty" means: Chaton ou jeune chat.
What words are commonly confused with "kitty"?
"kitty" is commonly confused with "kit", "Katy", "kits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kitty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kitty" is \ˈkɪt.i\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kitty" come from?
"kitty" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Jacky#21,367Irina#21,366lunes#21,381mages#21,382

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ptet6 variantssoude6 variantstapie6 variantsBowie6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list