# cassette

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈsɛt/ · frequency rank #17,097

## Definitions
1. A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
2. Any similar small cartridge, such as for a computer disk or cassette air conditioner.
3. A lightproof container for photographic film.
4. A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.
5. A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.
6. A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln).

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Proto-Italic *kapsos
Latin capsa
Old Northern French casse
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Latin -ittus
Old French -ete
Middle French -ette
French cassettebor.
English cassette
Borrowed from French cassette.

## Common misspellings (8)
`acssette`, `casestte`, `casette`, `cassete`, `cassetet`, `casstete`, `ccassette`, `csasette`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cassette