# caste vs CSE

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### caste
*noun · IPA /kɑːst/ · frequency rank #12,934*
Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

### CSE
*noun · frequency rank #41,069*
Initialism of Certificate of Secondary Education, a former examination in UK schools; a pass achieved in this examination.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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