cassation
/kæˈseɪʃən/noun
cassation is spelled C-A-S-S-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cassation means “The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cassation is cassations.
How many letters and syllables are in cassation?
| Letters | 9: C-A-S-S-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cassation?
Cassation appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 cassation?
- /kæˈseɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cassation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cassation
- cassations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cassation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment.
- 2
A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cassation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment:
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 cassation come from?
From French cassation, from Latin cassō (“destroy, annul”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).