casement
noun
casement is spelled C-A-S-E-M-E-N-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, casement means “A window sash that is hinged on the side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of casement is casements.
How many letters and syllables are in casement?
| Letters | 8: C-A-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is casement?
Casement appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 casement?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-casement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of casement
- casements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does casement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A window sash that is hinged on the side.
- 2
A window having such sashes; a casement window.ᵂᵖ
- 3
A casemate. Some writers and readers consider casement a catachresis when used in this sense.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Casement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense window sash hinged on the side:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fensterflügel, Drehflügel |
| Spanish | hoja de ventana |
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.