Kasten
German, noun
Kasten is spelled K-A-S-T-E-N (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kasten is a German masculine noun meaning “crate (e.g. for bottles)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of Kaste. With an umlaut, Kästen is a different word: “plural of Kasten”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “verschließbarer, quaderförmiger Behälter”.
What does Kasten mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrate (e.g. for bottles)
- 2
masculinebox, case
- 3
Switzerlandmasculinecupboard
- 4
masculinegoal (area)
- 5
masculineslangtall person with a broad frame, (absolute) unit, tank
noun
- 1
feminineplural of Kaste
noun
- 1
plural of Kasten
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verschließbarer, quaderförmiger Behälter 2. offener Behälter zum Transport von Flaschen 3. Gerät in Form eines Kastens^([1]); zum Beispiel Fernseher oder Radio 4. abwertend unschönes Mehrfamilienhaus
noun: 1. Kastanie
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kasten
- Kastens genitive
- Kästen plural
- Kästchen diminutive neuter
- Kästlein diminutive neuter
- Kasterl diminutive neuter
- Kastl diminutive neuter
- Süddeutsch: Kastl, Kasterl, Kästle [ˈkɛʃɗlɛ] (schwäbisch) diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Kasten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kasten in German?
Kasten appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).