casserole

/ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/

//ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl// noun

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"casserole" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“casserole” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,363
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.

Corpus desk

Index EN-casserole · casserole · English

casserole · rank #26,363 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,363
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Casablanca

Nearest frequency peer: Casablanca (-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 “casserole”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “casserole” 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
Key facts for casserole
PropertyValue
Headwordcasserole
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,363
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “casserole”

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).casserolelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Casablanca” (#26,362), “Catalina” (#26,364), “cartoonist” (#26,361). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “casserole” is #26,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around casserole (IPA /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,363 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for casserole, with forms such as "acsserole", "caserole", and "casesrole". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French casserole. The correct English form is casserole, spelled C-A-S-S-E-R-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
  2. 2
    Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.
  3. 3
    Any type of food that fills the high-walled dish or pan in which it was cooked.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. a chicken casserole

Etymology

Borrowed from French casserole.

Synonyms

casserole dishhotpothotdish

This word in other languages

cacerola(Español)cocotte(Français)Auflaufform(Deutsch)caçoila(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsserole
  • caserole
  • casesrole
  • casseorle
  • casserloe
  • casseroel
  • casserolle
  • casserrole
  • cassreole
  • ccasserole
  • csaserole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of casserole - 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.

acsserole2caserole1casesrole2casseorle2casserloe2casseroel2casserolle1casserrole1
Edit distance from "casserole"

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 "casserole"?
"casserole" is spelled C-A-S-S-E-R-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/.
What does "casserole" mean?
As a noun, "casserole" means: A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
What are common misspellings of "casserole"?
Common misspellings include "acsserole", "caserole", "casesrole", "casseorle", "casserloe". The correct spelling is "casserole".
How do you pronounce "casserole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casserole" is /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/. 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 "casserole"?
Borrowed from French casserole. 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 "casserole", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cellulose#26,365Cantonese#26,357Canadiens#26,356circuitry#26,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Catalina11 variantscompress11 variantsAshland11 variantsairliner11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list