caisse de pension

\kɛs də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\

/\kɛs də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caisse servant à assurer les retraites de travailleurs.

Key facts for caisse de pension
PropertyValue
Headwordcaisse de pension
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛs də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “caisse de pension” sits in French frequency

caisse de pension 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 de pension is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛs də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caisse servant à assurer les retraites de travailleurs.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for caisse de pension, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is caisse de pension, spelled C-A-I-S-S-E- -D-E- -P-E-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caisse servant à assurer les retraites de travailleurs.

Synonyms

caisse de retraite

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caisse de pension"?
"caisse de pension" is spelled C-A-I-S-S-E- -D-E- -P-E-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛs də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
What does "caisse de pension" mean?
As a noun, "caisse de pension" means: Caisse servant à assurer les retraites de travailleurs.
How do you pronounce "caisse de pension"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caisse de pension" is \kɛs də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caisse de pension" come from?
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Using “caisse de pension”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-I-S-S-E- -D-E- -P-E-N-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɛs də pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ (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