cas instrumental
\ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\
The verdict
“cas instrumental” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cas grammatical qui, dans certaines langues, sert à exprimer l’instrument, le moyen.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cas instrumental |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cas instrumental” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for cas instrumental is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cas grammatical qui, dans certaines langues, sert à exprimer l’instrument, le moyen.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cas instrumental, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cas instrumental, spelled C-A-S- -I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Cas grammatical qui, dans certaines langues, sert à exprimer l’instrument, le moyen.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “cas instrumental”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-S- -I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\ (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.