casi

\ˈka.θi\

/\ˈka.θi\/ adv

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The verdict

“casi” is uncommon French (frequency #59,870 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,870
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Presque.

Key facts for casi
PropertyValue
Headwordcasi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈka.θi\
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “casi” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). casi lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

casi is uncommon French at frequency #59,870 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈka.θi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Presque.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for casi, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is casi, spelled C-A-S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Presque.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "casi"?
"casi" is spelled C-A-S-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈka.θi\.
What does "casi" mean?
As an adverb, "casi" means: Presque.
How do you pronounce "casi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casi" is \ˈka.θi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casi" come from?
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Using “casi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-S-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈka.θi\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list