casket
/ˈkæs.kɪt/noun, verb
casket is spelled C-A-S-K-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, casket means “A little box, e.g. for jewellery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of casket is caskets.
How many letters and syllables are in casket?
| Letters | 6: C-A-S-K-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is casket?
Casket appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 casket?
- UK /ˈkæs.kɪt/
- UK /ˈkɑː.skɪt/
- US /ˈkæs.kɪt/
Casket 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-casket.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of casket
- caskets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- casketing participle, present
- casketed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does casket mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
- 2
UKAn urn.
- 3
CanadaUSA coffin.
- 4
A gasket.
verb
- 1
To put into, or preserve in, a casket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Casket in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coffret |
| German | Schatulle, Kästchen , Urne |
| Portuguese | porta-joias , urna |
| Spanish | cofrecito, joyero , urna |
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 casket come from?
Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).