case

[keɪs]

/[keɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“case” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,447
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fall m

Corpus desk

Index DE-case · case · German

case · rank #7,447 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,447
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Biologie

Nearest frequency peer: Biologie (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „case“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „case“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

case vs Cs
25% similar
case vs Ce
25% similar
case vs CSU
0% similar

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

Key facts for case
PropertyValue
Headwordcase
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[keɪs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,447
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „case“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).caseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Biologie“ (#7,446), „Chefin“ (#7,448), „BGH“ (#7,445). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „case“ bei #7,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around case (IPA [keɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,447 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for case, with forms such as "acse", "caes", and "casse". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cs", "Ce", "CSU", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is case, spelled C-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fall m
  2. 2
    Fall m
  3. 3
    Kasten m, Kiste f
  4. 4
    Behälter m
  5. 5
    Schachtel f
  6. 6
    Futteral n
  7. 7
    Etui n, Brillenetui n
  8. 8
    Mappe f, Schreibmappe f
  9. 9
    Bezug m, Kissenbezug m, Überzug m
  10. 10
    (Technik) Mantel m, Verkleidung f

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nouns in the English tongue have only two different terminations for cases, viz. the nominative and the genitive. Singular. Nom. a man Gen. a man's. The others are expressed by prepositions.“
  2. "To this I reply, that it is no way applicable to the case; for my lord of Orleans never intruded on any other's domination, by Violence, nor did he attempt to usurp the power and authority of the king."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acse
  • caes
  • casse
  • ccase
  • csae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acse2caes2casse1ccase1csae2
Edit distance from "case"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "case"?
"case" is spelled C-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [keɪs].
What does "case" mean?
As a noun, "case" means: Fall m
What words are commonly confused with "case"?
"case" is commonly confused with "Cs", "Ce", "CSU". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "case"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "case" is [keɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "case" come from?
"case" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zahn#7,428flog#7,469work#7,425Harz#7,482

Similar misspelling depth

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

hole5 variantsiPad5 variantsISIS5 variantsroad5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list