kasher
kash·er/ˈkɑʃɚ/verb
kasher is spelled K-A-S-H-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (kash·er). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, kasher means “to remove excess blood from by washing and salting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kasher?
| Letters | 6: K-A-S-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: kash·er |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kasher?
Kasher appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 kasher?
- US /ˈkɑʃɚ/
- US /ˈkæʃɚ/
- UK /ˈkæʃə/
Kasher has 2 syllables, split kash·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with kasher
Sounds like: casher (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with kasher?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kasher from its last stressed vowel (/ɑʃəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shaker.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of kasher
- kashers present, singular, he/she/it
- kashering participle, present
- kashered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kasher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
to remove excess blood from by washing and salting
“Kosher salt” is called thus, not because it is any more kosher than other types of salt, but because it is used in the kashering process of meat.
- 2
to remove traces of non-kosher substances from by cleaning, heating, etc.
David moved into his new apartment, put up mezuzahs, and kashered his new kitchen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kasher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense render kosher:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | koscher machen, kaschern |
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 kasher come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish כּשרן (kashern), from כּשר (kosher, “kosher”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).