caisson
French, noun/kɛ.sɔ̃/
caisson is spelled C-A-I-S-S-O-N (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caisson is a French masculine noun meaning “box” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grande caisse sur un train à deux ou quatre roues qui servait ordinairement pour porter des vivres et des…”.
What does caisson mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebox
- 2
masculinecoffer
- 3
masculinecaisson (military vehicle)
- 4
masculinecaisson (structure to exclude water)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grande caisse sur un train à deux ou quatre roues qui servait ordinairement pour porter des vivres et des munitions à l’armée. 2. Coffre à l’arrière du navire. 3. Coffre ménagé sous le siège ou à l’arrière d’une voiture. 4. Coffre en charpente dont on se sert pour établir des fondations dans l’eau.
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 caisson
- caissons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caisson?
- /kɛ.sɔ̃/
- /ke.sɔ̃/
- \kɛ.sɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caisson
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caisson in French?
caisson appears 1.5 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).