hôtesse de caisse
^((h muet))\o.tɛs də kɛs\
The verdict
“hôtesse 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme qui tient la caisse dans un supermarché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hotesse-de-caisse · hôtesse de caisse · French
hôtesse de caisse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | hôtesse de caisse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h muet))\o.tɛs də kɛs\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hôtesse de caisse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hôtesse de caisse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h muet))\o.tɛs də kɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme qui tient la caisse dans un supermarché.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hôtesse de caisse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hôtesse de caisse, spelled H-Ô-T-E-S-S-E- -D-E- -C-A-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Femme qui tient la caisse dans un supermarché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hôtesse 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.