castella
noun
castella is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-L-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, castella means “A Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of castella is castellas.
How many letters and syllables are in castella?
| Letters | 8: C-A-S-T-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 castella?
Castella appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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).
Forms of castella
- castellas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does castella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.
- 2
plural of castellum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Castella in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Japanese sponge cake:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Castella |
| Portuguese | castella, kasutera |
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 castella come from?
From Japanese カステラ (kasutera), from Portuguese pão de Castela (literally “bread of Castile”), an old type of sponge cake which they brought to Japan. Compare Italian pandispagna, Tagalog Pan de Kastila (“Spanish bread”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).