casino

/kəˈsiːnəʊ/

//kəˈsiːnəʊ// noun

"casino" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“casino” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,483 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,483
frequency rank, English
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A public building or room for gambling.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

casino vs chino
67% similar
casino vs CSIRO
0% similar
casino vs Castro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for casino
PropertyValue
Headwordcasino
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəˈsiːnəʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,483
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “casino” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). casino lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for casino is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəˈsiːnəʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,483 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for casino, with forms such as "acsino", "caisno", and "casinno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "chino", "CSIRO", "Castro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”). The correct English form is casino, spelled C-A-S-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A public building or room for gambling.
  2. 2
    A small house; a pleasure house or holiday home, especially in Italy.
  3. 3
    A certain Italian card game for two to four players.
  4. 4
    Any of certain cards with special meanings in this game.

Etymology

From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”).

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acsino,caisno,casinno,casion,casnio,cassino,ccasino,csaino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of casino - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acsino2caisno2casinno1casion2casnio2cassino1ccasino1csaino2
Edit distance from "casino"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "casino"?
"casino" is spelled C-A-S-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈsiːnəʊ/.
What does "casino" mean?
As a noun, "casino" means: A public building or room for gambling.
What words are commonly confused with "casino"?
"casino" is commonly confused with "chino", "CSIRO", "Castro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "casino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casino" is /kəˈsiːnəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "casino"?
From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “casino”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-A-S-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kəˈsiːnəʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “chino” - see the side-by-side comparison. casino vs chino
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list