Cassano

name

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"cassano" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cassano” is uncommon English (frequency #89,206 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,206
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cassano · Cassano · English

Cassano · rank #89,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,206
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cartersville

Nearest frequency peer: Cartersville (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Cassano”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Cassano” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cassano
PropertyValue
HeadwordCassano
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Cassano” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Cassanofalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Cartersville” (#89,205), “catabolism” (#89,207), “carrel” (#89,204). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Cassano” is #89,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cassano is uncommon English at frequency #89,206 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Cassano, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Italian surname, from Cassiano, Casciano, from the Roman name Latin Cassianus, from Cassius. The correct English form is Cassano, spelled C-A-S-S-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From the Italian surname, from Cassiano, Casciano, from the Roman name Latin Cassianus, from Cassius.

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 "Cassano"?
"Cassano" is spelled C-A-S-S-A-N-O.
What does "Cassano" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cassano" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Cassano"?
From the Italian surname, from Cassiano, Casciano, from the Roman name Latin Cassianus, from Cassius. 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 "Cassano", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Catesby#89,208Capulet#89,199challah#89,215Buchman#89,192

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list