# cast, caste

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /kɑːst/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### cast
*/kɑːst/*
To move, or be moved, away.

### caste
*/kɑːst/*
Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/cast