caisse de retraite

\kɛs də ʁə.tʁɛt\

/\kɛs də ʁə.tʁɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caisse servant à alimenter et effectuer des versements de retraites de salariés ou de travailleurs indépendants, par un procédé de capitalisation ou de répartition.

Key facts for caisse de retraite
PropertyValue
Headwordcaisse de retraite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛs də ʁə.tʁɛt\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “caisse de retraite” sits in French frequency

caisse de retraite 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 retraite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛs də ʁə.tʁɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caisse servant à alimenter et effectuer des versements de retraites de salariés ou de travailleurs indépendants, par un procédé de capitalisation ou de répartition.".

caisse de retraite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is caisse de retraite, spelled C-A-I-S-S-E- -D-E- -R-E-T-R-A-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caisse servant à alimenter et effectuer des versements de retraites de salariés ou de travailleurs indépendants, par un procédé de capitalisation ou de répartition.

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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 retraite"?
"caisse de retraite" is spelled C-A-I-S-S-E- -D-E- -R-E-T-R-A-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛs də ʁə.tʁɛt\.
What does "caisse de retraite" mean?
As a noun, "caisse de retraite" means: Caisse servant à alimenter et effectuer des versements de retraites de salariés ou de travailleurs indépendants, par un procédé de capitalisation ou de répartition.
How do you pronounce "caisse de retraite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caisse de retraite" is \kɛs də ʁə.tʁɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caisse de retraite" come from?
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Using “caisse de retraite”

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- -R-E-T-R-A-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɛs də ʁə.tʁɛt\ (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