casse-croûte

\kas.kʁut\

/\kas.kʁut\/ noun

The verdict

“casse-croûte” 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 September 3, 2026) - Instrument de fer ou d’acier pour casser, broyer les croûtes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-casse-croute · casse-croûte · French

casse-croûte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 casse-croûte
PropertyValue
Headwordcasse-croûte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kas.kʁut\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « casse-croûte » en français

casse-croûtesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

casse-croûte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kas.kʁut\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument de fer ou d’acier pour casser, broyer les croûtes.".

No misspelling variants are generated for casse-croûte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is casse-croûte, spelled C-A-S-S-E---C-R-O-Û-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument de fer ou d’acier pour casser, broyer les croûtes.

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 "casse-croûte"?
"casse-croûte" is spelled C-A-S-S-E---C-R-O-Û-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kas.kʁut\.
What does "casse-croûte" mean?
As a noun, "casse-croûte" means: Instrument de fer ou d’acier pour casser, broyer les croûtes.
How do you pronounce "casse-croûte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casse-croûte" is \kas.kʁut\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casse-croûte" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list