hôte de caisse
^((h muet))\ot də kɛs\
The verdict
“hôte de caisse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homme qui tient la caisse dans un supermarché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hote-de-caisse · hôte de caisse · French
hôte de caisse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hôte de caisse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h muet))\ot də kɛs\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hôte de caisse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hôte de caisse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h muet))\ot də kɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homme qui tient la caisse dans un supermarché.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hôte de caisse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hôte de caisse, spelled H-Ô-T-E- -D-E- -C-A-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Homme qui tient la caisse dans un supermarché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hôte de caisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A temps partiel ou à temps complet, des postes d’hôtesses de caisse sont régulièrement à pourvoir dans les hypermarchés, les supermarchés ou même les grandes surfaces spécialisées.
Synonyms
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.