case
French, noun
case is spelled C-A-S-E (4 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Case is a French feminine noun meaning “box (on form)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, casé is a different word: “past participle of caser”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite habitation traditionnelle, sous les tropiques”.
What does case mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininerarehut, cabin, shack
- 2
femininebox (on form)
- 3
femininesquare (on board game)
verb
- 1
past participle of caser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite habitation traditionnelle, sous les tropiques. 2. Logement rudimentaire des esclaves africains dans les plantations et habitations coloniales. Après l'abolition de l'esclavage, l'employé de la plantation habitait la même case. 3. Sous les tropiques, maison ou habitation de taille variable. 4. Compartiment d’un casier, d’une boîte, d’un tiroir, d’une bibliothèque, d’une consigne, etc.
noun: 1. Étui de guitare.
noun: 1. Couple actif sans enfants.
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 case
- cases plural
- casée feminine
- casés masculine plural
- casées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to case
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is case in French?
case appears 15 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).