Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catty-corner

/ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: cat-ty-cor-ner
IPA: /ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from.

Canadian usage; American usage

adj

Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from one another.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"He takes the Brewer turnoff off the Pike and the road takes him through the town where he first bought gas. As he takes the road marked BREWER 16 he can see cattycornered across the main street the dirtdigger's pumps and his dark window full of glinting shovels and fishing rods."

Etymology

Corruption of cater-corner under influence from catty.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/
British English: /ˈka.tiˌkɔː.nə/

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

cattycorner (alternative) catty-cornered (alternative) cattycornered (alternative) kitty-corner (alternative)

Synonyms

cater-corner catacorner cata-cornered catercorner cater-cornered catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered

Questions

How do you pronounce catty-corner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæ.tiˌkɔɹ.nɚ/.
What does catty-corner mean?: Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from.
Where does catty-corner come from?: Corruption of cater-corner under influence from catty.

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