caisse
French, noun/kɛs/
caisse is spelled C-A-I-S-S-E (6 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written French, the 2,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caisse is a French feminine noun meaning “box, crate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Contenant rigide, de forme cubique ou parallélépipédique, constitué par l'assemblage de panneaux pleins ou à…”.
What does caisse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebox, crate
- 2
femininecash register
- 3
femininecheckout (in a supermarket)
- 4
femininefund
- 5
femininebank (establishment managing such funds)
- 6
colloquialfemininecar
- 7
femininevulgarfart
- 8
femininebody (of a car)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Contenant rigide, de forme cubique ou parallélépipédique, constitué par l'assemblage de panneaux pleins ou à claire-voie, dans lequel on peut mettre des objets, pour les stocker ou les transporter. 2. Coffret dans lequel on serre argent et valeurs. 3. Machine dans laquelle le marchand enregistre les transactions et place l'argent qu'il reçoit du client lors d'un achat. 4. Comptoir où les transactions au comptant se déroulent.
adjective: 1. Saoul ou défoncé sous l’effet du cannabis. 2. Exténué, épuisé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caisse
- caisses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caisse?
- /kɛs/
- /kɛːs/
- \kɛs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caisse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caisse in French?
caisse appears 34 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).