cas instrumental

\ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\

/\ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cas grammatical qui, dans certaines langues, sert à exprimer l’instrument, le moyen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cas-instrumental · cas instrumental · French

cas instrumental · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for cas instrumental
PropertyValue
Headwordcas instrumental
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cas instrumental » en français

cas instrumentalreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cas instrumental is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Cas grammatical qui, dans certaines langues, sert à exprimer l’instrument, le moyen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cas instrumental appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le cas instrumental masculin du russe est réalisé en ajoutant -ом au masculin singulier.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cas instrumental"?
"cas instrumental" is spelled C-A-S- -I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\.
What does "cas instrumental" mean?
As a noun, "cas instrumental" means: Cas grammatical qui, dans certaines langues, sert à exprimer l’instrument, le moyen.
How do you pronounce "cas instrumental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cas instrumental" is \ka ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cas instrumental" come from?
"cas instrumental" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list