cadastre
/kəˈdæstəɹ/
"cadastre" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cadastre” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cadastre |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈdæstəɹ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cadastre” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cadastre is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈdæstəɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cadastre, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French cadastre. The correct English form is cadastre, spelled C-A-D-A-S-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1A public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership.
- 2A register of such surveys, showing details of ownership and value.
Etymology
Borrowed from French cadastre.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cadastre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-D-A-S-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kəˈdæstəɹ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.