casket

/ˈkæs.kɪt/

//ˈkæs.kɪt// noun

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

The verdict

“casket” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,583
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

Corpus desk

Index EN-casket · casket · English

casket · rank #20,583 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,583
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cartilage

Nearest frequency peer: cartilage (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “casket”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “casket” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

casket vs cast
67% similar
casket vs caste
67% similar
casket vs casks
67% similar

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

Key facts for casket
PropertyValue
Headwordcasket
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæs.kɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,583
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “casket”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).casketlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “cartilage” (#20,582), “Charley” (#20,584), “Carole” (#20,581). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “casket” is #20,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around casket (IPA /ˈkæs.kɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,583 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for casket, with forms such as "acsket", "cakset", and "casekt". 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, "cast", "caste", "casks", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette. The correct English form is casket, spelled C-A-S-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
  2. 2
    An urn.
  3. 3
    A coffin.
  4. 4
    A gasket.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how casket appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. They will be here at five, take merely the clothes necessary for the journey and her jewel-casket. The Hunt for the Red Casked

Etymology

Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.

This word in other languages

joyero(Español)coffret(Français)Schatulle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsket
  • cakset
  • casekt
  • caskett
  • caskket
  • caskte
  • cassket
  • ccasket
  • csaket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of casket - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acsket2cakset2casekt2caskett1caskket1caskte2cassket1ccasket1
Edit distance from "casket"

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 "casket"?
"casket" is spelled C-A-S-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæs.kɪt/.
What does "casket" mean?
As a noun, "casket" means: A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
What words are commonly confused with "casket"?
"casket" is commonly confused with "cast", "caste", "casks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "casket"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casket" is /ˈkæs.kɪt/. 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 "casket"?
Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "casket", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Carole#20,581camper#20,580calmed#20,579birdie#20,569

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

convex9 variantscrouch9 variantscuring9 variantsbasins9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list