caste
French, noun\kast\
caste is spelled C-A-S-T-E (5 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written French, the 16,327th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caste is a French feminine noun meaning “caste (hereditary class)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chacune des tribus ou classes qui partagent la société de certains pays comme l’Inde ou l’ancienne Égypte”.
What does caste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecaste (hereditary class)
- 2
feminineclass (social position)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chacune des tribus ou classes qui partagent la société de certains pays comme l’Inde ou l’ancienne Égypte. 2. Classe de la société, que l’on considère alors comme exclusive et fermée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caste
- castes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caste?
- \kast\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caste in French?
caste appears 2.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).