caisse à outils

\kɛ.s‿a u.ti\

/\kɛ.s‿a u.ti\/ noun

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The verdict

“caisse à outils” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boîte à outils.

Key facts for caisse à outils
PropertyValue
Headwordcaisse à outils
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛ.s‿a u.ti\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “caisse à outils” sits in French frequency

caisse à outils falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caisse à outils is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛ.s‿a u.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boîte à outils.".

Zero misspellings are on record for caisse à outils in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is caisse à outils, spelled C-A-I-S-S-E- -À- -O-U-T-I-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Boîte à outils.

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caisse à outils"?
"caisse à outils" is spelled C-A-I-S-S-E- -À- -O-U-T-I-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛ.s‿a u.ti\.
What does "caisse à outils" mean?
As a noun, "caisse à outils" means: Boîte à outils.
How do you pronounce "caisse à outils"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caisse à outils" is \kɛ.s‿a u.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caisse à outils" come from?
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Using “caisse à outils”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-I-S-S-E- -À- -O-U-T-I-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɛ.s‿a u.ti\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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