cadre
/ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/noun
cadre is spelled C-A-D-R-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cadre means “A frame or framework” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cadre is cadres.
How many letters and syllables are in cadre?
| Letters | 5: C-A-D-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cadre?
Cadre appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cadre?
- UK /ˈkɑː.də/
- UK /ˈkɑː.dɹə/
- US /ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/
Cadre has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-cadre.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cadre?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cadre (/ɑdɹeɪ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cedar.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cadre
- cadres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cadre mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A frame or framework.
- 2
The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
- 3
The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group.
- 4
A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.
noun
- 1
Synonym of RAII.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cadre in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cadre , cadres |
| Portuguese | armação , quadro |
| Spanish | armazón, entramado , cuadro, cuadrilla |
| German | Kader |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cadre come from?
Borrowed from French cadre, from Italian quadro (“framed painting, square”), from Latin quadrum, from quattuor (“four”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).