cascade
French, noun
cascade is spelled C-A-S-C-A-D-E (7 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written French, the 12,122nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cascade is a French feminine noun meaning “cascade (waterfall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of cascader. With an accent, cascadé is a different word: “past participle of cascader”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chute d’eau qui tombe de rocher en rocher”.
What does cascade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecascade (waterfall)
- 2
femininecascade (series of event)
- 3
femininecascade
- 4
femininea stunt performed for cinematic imitation or entertainment
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of cascader
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chute d’eau qui tombe de rocher en rocher. 2. Exercice périlleux fait, souvent à l’aide de véhicules, dans le cadre d'un spectacle. 3. Écart de conduite. 4. Figure qui nécessite un nombre de balles impair où chaque balle est lancée à la main opposée.
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 cascade
- cascades plural
- cascadée feminine
- cascadés masculine plural
- cascadées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to cascade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cascade in French?
cascade appears 4.5 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).