cagette

\ka.ʒɛt\

/\ka.ʒɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“cagette” is uncommon French (frequency #92,512 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,512
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caisse en bois déroulé permettant le transport de fruits et légumes principalement.

Key facts for cagette
PropertyValue
Headwordcagette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ʒɛt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,512
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cagette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cagette lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cagette is uncommon French at frequency #92,512 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ʒɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cagette, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cagette, spelled C-A-G-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caisse en bois déroulé permettant le transport de fruits et légumes principalement.
  2. 2
    Cette caisse et son contenu.
  3. 3
    Petite forme en osier pour égoutter les fromages.

Synonyms

cageotbarquette

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 "cagette"?
"cagette" is spelled C-A-G-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʒɛt\.
What does "cagette" mean?
As a noun, "cagette" means: Caisse en bois déroulé permettant le transport de fruits et légumes principalement.
How do you pronounce "cagette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cagette" is \ka.ʒɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cagette" come from?
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Using “cagette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-G-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.ʒɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list