cassissier

\ka.si.sje\

/\ka.si.sje\/ noun

The verdict

“cassissier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom vernaculaire de Ribes nigrum, arbuste de la famille des Grossulariacées, originaire d’une bande allant des îles Britanniques à la Mandchourie, mais introduit par la suite dans une bonne partie ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-cassissier · cassissier · French

cassissier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 cassissier
PropertyValue
Headwordcassissier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.si.sje\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cassissier » en français

cassissierreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cassissier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.si.sje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom vernaculaire de Ribes nigrum, arbuste de la famille des Grossulariacées, originaire d’une bande allant des îles Britanniques à la Mandchourie, mais introduit par la suite dans une bonne partie ...".

Zero misspellings are on record for cassissier in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cassissier, spelled C-A-S-S-I-S-S-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom vernaculaire de Ribes nigrum, arbuste de la famille des Grossulariacées, originaire d’une bande allant des îles Britanniques à la Mandchourie, mais introduit par la suite dans une bonne partie de l’hémisphère nord. Ses fruits sont les cassis, petites baies noires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les arbustes, comme le groseillier et le cassissier, réagissent également très bien à un apport automnal de compost.

Synonyms

cassisgroseiller noir

This word in other languages

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 "cassissier"?
"cassissier" is spelled C-A-S-S-I-S-S-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.si.sje\.
What does "cassissier" mean?
As a noun, "cassissier" means: Nom vernaculaire de Ribes nigrum, arbuste de la famille des Grossulariacées, originaire d’une bande allant des îles Britanniques à la Mandchourie, mais introduit par la suite dans une bonne partie ...
How do you pronounce "cassissier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cassissier" is \ka.si.sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cassissier" come from?
"cassissier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list