# cask

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑːsk/ · frequency rank #29,208

## Definitions
1. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
2. A casket; a small box for jewels.
3. A brougham or other private carriage.
4. Obsolete form of casque (“visorless helmet”).

## Etymology
From Middle French casque. Doublet of casco and casque.

## Easily confused with
- **cs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cs)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cat)
- **CBS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cbs)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cos)
- **CDs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cds)
- **cis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cis)
- **CSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-css)
- **CPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cps)
- **CMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cms)
- **CVS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cvs)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-csi)
- **CES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-ces)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-csr)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-csa)
- **CFS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cfs)
- **CST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cst)
- **CNS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-cns)
- **CCS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-ccs)
- **CSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-csu)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cask-vs-crs)

## Common misspellings (6)
`acsk`, `caks`, `caskk`, `cassk`, `ccask`, `csak`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cask