cassette

\ka.sɛt\

/\ka.sɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“cassette” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,626
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite boîte où l’on range ordinairement des objets précieux et de peu de volume.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cassette · cassette · French

cassette · rank #14,626 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,626
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH carrosserie

Nearest frequency peer: carrosserie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cassette »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cassette » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cassette vs Cosette
63% similar
cassette vs cassettes
89% similar
cassette vs chaussette
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cassette
PropertyValue
Headwordcassette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.sɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,626
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cassette »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).cassettese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « carrosserie » (#14,625), « caron » (#14,624), « Chambéry » (#14,628). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cassette » est au #14,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cassette (IPA \ka.sɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,626 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cassette, with forms such as "acssette", "casestte", and "casette". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Cosette", "cassettes", "chaussette", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cassette, spelled C-A-S-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite boîte où l’on range ordinairement des objets précieux et de peu de volume.
  2. 2
    Trésor particulier d’un prince, d’un souverain.
  3. 3
    Petite boîte contenant une bande magnétique sur laquelle on peut enregistrer du son ou de la vidéo ainsi que des programmes informatiques. On l’utilise généralement dans les magnétoscopes, magnétophones et caméscopes.
  4. 4
    Sens dérivé du précédent : discours public, politique, etc., au contenu stéréotypé et convenu, manquant de spontanéité, de sincérité, d'authenticité.
  5. 5
    Plumier d’écolier.
  6. 6
    Partie cylindrique entourée des pignons, permettant l'entrainement de la roue.
  7. 7
    Insert à bois.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cassette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rowena ouvrit la petite cassette ornée de ciselures d’argent que lui présentait Rébecca. Elle contenait un collier et des boucles d’oreilles en diamant ….
  2. Pour le héros de Modeste, cette somme constituait alors une fortune d’autant plus précaire, qu’il dépensait environ cinq ou six mille francs au-delà de ses revenus ; mais la cassette du roi, les fonds secrets du ministère avaient jusqu’alors comblé ces déficits.

Synonyms

coffretmusicassette

This word in other languages

treasure(English)tesoro(Español)Kassette(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acssette
  • casestte
  • casette
  • cassete
  • cassetet
  • casstete
  • ccassette
  • csasette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cassette - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acssette2casestte2casette1cassete1cassetet2casstete2ccassette1csasette2
Edit distance from "cassette"

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 "cassette"?
"cassette" is spelled C-A-S-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.sɛt\.
What does "cassette" mean?
As a noun, "cassette" means: Petite boîte où l’on range ordinairement des objets précieux et de peu de volume.
What words are commonly confused with "cassette"?
"cassette" is commonly confused with "Cosette", "cassettes", "chaussette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cassette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cassette" is \ka.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cassette" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cassette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chambéry#14,628commando#14,637atterrir#14,605atlético#14,604

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list