Kase

name

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"kase" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kase” is uncommon English (frequency #73,337 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,337
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kase · Kase · English

Kase · rank #73,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,337
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH katha

Nearest frequency peer: katha (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Kase”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Kase” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kase
PropertyValue
HeadwordKase
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Kase” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Kasefalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “katha” (#73,338), “Kampuchea” (#73,335), “Keim” (#73,339). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “Kase” is #73,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kase is uncommon English at frequency #73,337 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kase in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Modern spelling variant of Case. The surname derives from German Käse. The correct English form is Kase, spelled K-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name.
  2. 2
    A surname from German.

Etymology

Modern spelling variant of Case. The surname derives from German Käse.

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 "Kase"?
"Kase" is spelled K-A-S-E.
What does "Kase" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kase" means: A male given name.
What is the origin of the word "Kase"?
Modern spelling variant of Case. The surname derives from German Käse. 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 "Kase", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Keim#73,339Kail#73,332khat#73,342Kole#73,349

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list