Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catalog

/kˈætəlɔɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: cat-a-log
IPA: /kˈætəlɔɡ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

US standard spelling of catalogue.

American usage

verb

US standard spelling of catalogue.

American usage

Example Sentences

"In China botanists have been patiently cataloging their 28,000 known plant species in 120 volumes."
"And the exclusions are a statement about life itself: the words that were left out haven’t been co-opted; by not yet being cataloged, they still belong to us."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

catalogs (plural) catalogs (present, singular) cataloging (participle, present) cataloged (participle, past) cataloged (past)

Derived Forms

catalogful catalogise cattlelog noncatalog catalogable miscatalog recatalog

Phrases

e-catalog

Synonyms

catalogue

Questions

How do you pronounce catalog?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈætəlɔɡ/.
What does catalog mean?: US standard spelling of catalogue.

How to pronounce catalog

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