casserole
/ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/noun, verb
casserole is spelled C-A-S-S-E-R-O-L-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, casserole means “A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of casserole is casseroles.
How many letters and syllables are in casserole?
| Letters | 9: C-A-S-S-E-R-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 casserole?
Casserole appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 casserole?
- /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/
Casserole has 3 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-casserole.wav, En-us-casserole.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of casserole
- casseroles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- casseroling participle, present
- casseroled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does casserole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
- 2
Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.
a chicken casserole
- 3
Any type of food that fills the high-walled dish or pan in which it was cooked.
verb
- 1
To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Casserole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cocotte, casserole , timbale |
| German | Auflaufform, Kasserolle , Auflauf |
| Portuguese | caçarola, caçoila, caçoula |
| Spanish | cacerola , cazuela, cazolada, a la cacerola |
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 casserole come from?
Borrowed from French casserole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).