11-Letter Words Matching ___A_____A_

There are 47 11-letter words that match ___A_____A_. 12 are common words, such as CATACLYSMAL and DISAPPROVAL. A rarer one is SYNALOEPHAS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (41 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 47

Common words

cataclysmaldisapprovalhexadecimalinfantrymanmonarchicalparadoxicalparamedicalparaplegiaspedagogicalstraightwaystrategicaltarantellas
cataclysmaldisapprovalhexadecimalinfantrymanmonarchicalparadoxicalparamedicalparaplegiaspedagogicalstraightwaystrategicaltarantellascataplasiascicatricialdemagogicalhemangiomashematocryalmetatherianmonasterialparamnesiasparaphiliacparasiticalphraseogrampyramidicalrepairwomansemanticiansexagesimaltheatricianthrasonicaluncanonicalautarchicalcanalicularceratopsiandysarthriasexpansionalmalapropianmetaethicalmetalloidalmetaplasiasnematicidalnematocidalparadisicalpyracanthasredactionalsacahuistassopaipillassynaloephas

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Words
47 (12 common words)
Common example
cataclysmal
Rare example
synaloephas
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
I (41)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ___a_____a_ are there?

47. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CATACLYSMAL is among the common words in this set.