case postale
\kaz pɔs.tal\
The verdict
“case postale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boîte aux lettres nominative située au bureau de poste, disponible sur demande, qui permet de distinguer l’adresse postale de l’adresse physique du destinataire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | case postale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaz pɔs.tal\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “case postale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
case postale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaz pɔs.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boîte aux lettres nominative située au bureau de poste, disponible sur demande, qui permet de distinguer l’adresse postale de l’adresse physique du destinataire.".
case postale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is case postale, spelled C-A-S-E- -P-O-S-T-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Boîte aux lettres nominative située au bureau de poste, disponible sur demande, qui permet de distinguer l’adresse postale de l’adresse physique du destinataire.
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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 “case postale”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-S-E- -P-O-S-T-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kaz pɔs.tal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.