cada

\ˈka.ða\

/\ˈka.ða\/ adj

The verdict

“cada” is uncommon French (frequency #53,834 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,834
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chaque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cada · cada · French

cada · rank #53,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,834
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cabourg

Nearest frequency peer: Cabourg (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « cada »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cada » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cada
PropertyValue
Headwordcada
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈka.ða\
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,834
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cada » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cadatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Cabourg » (#53,833), « cadrée » (#53,835), « campana » (#53,836). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cada » est au #53,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cada is uncommon French at frequency #53,834 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈka.ða\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chaque.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cada, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cada, spelled C-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chaque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Como cada noche desperté pensando en ti
  2. Todos los vuelos tranquilos se parecen, pero cada vuelo turbulento lo es a su manera.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cada"?
"cada" is spelled C-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈka.ða\.
What does "cada" mean?
As an adjective, "cada" means: Chaque.
How do you pronounce "cada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cada" is \ˈka.ða\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cada" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list