cas
French, noun
cas is spelled C-A-S (3 letters) and appears 501 times per million words in written French, the 160th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cas is a French masculine noun meaning “case, situation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, CAS is a different word: “initialism of cote air santé (“air quality health index”): AQHI”. With a capital, CAs is a different word: “plural of CA”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Accident, aventure, conjoncture, occasion ; fait arrivé, ou qui peut arriver”.
What does cas mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecase, situation
dans la très grande majorité des cas
- 2
masculinecase
- 3
masculinecase
cas clinique
- 4
masculinecase
noun
- 1
Canadafeminineinitialism of cote air santé (“air quality health index”): AQHI
- 2
feminineinitialism of caisse alimentaire solidaire
noun
- 1
masculineplural of CA
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Accident, aventure, conjoncture, occasion ; fait arrivé, ou qui peut arriver. 2. Manifestation d’une maladie ou d’un problème chez une personne (typiquement utilisé pour introduire un chiffre). 3. Personne qui cause beaucoup de problèmes ou qui a des problèmes psychologiques. 4. Occasion ; Situation
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 cas
- CASs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to cas
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cas in French?
cas appears 501 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).