cachet
/kæˈʃeɪ/
"cachet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cachet” is uncommon English (frequency #58,576 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,576
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A seal, as of a letter.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cachet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kæˈʃeɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,576 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cachet” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cachet is uncommon English at frequency #58,576 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kæˈʃeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
cachet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630. The correct English form is cachet, spelled C-A-C-H-E-T.
Definition
- 1A seal, as of a letter.
- 2A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.
- 3A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage.
- 4A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated.
- 5A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation.
- 6A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen.
Etymology
Borrowed from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cachet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-C-H-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kæˈʃeɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.