kacha

\ka.ʃa\

/\ka.ʃa\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plat russe, gruau de sarrasin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kacha · kacha · French

kacha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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 kacha
PropertyValue
Headwordkacha
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ʃa\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kacha » en français

kachareste 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

kacha is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ʃa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kacha, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is kacha, spelled K-A-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plat russe, gruau de sarrasin.
  2. 2
    Plat polonais, mélange d’orge cuit dans du lait, de crème aigre et d’œufs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je savais qu’il avait pris sa retraite, obtenu un studio dans un immeuble neuf, après avoir habité dans de vétustes baraquements de caserne, et qu’il y vivait seul, se nourrissant de lait et de kacha , parce que végétarien convaincu.
  2. Le frère Timofey se dirigea vers un homme qui s'activait au-dessus de cuves d'où s'échappaient des vapeurs alléchantes. Il en revint avec une assiette de kacha qui se révéla parfaitement comestible, même si Artyom était incapable d'en reconnaître les ingrédients.

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 "kacha"?
"kacha" is spelled K-A-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʃa\.
What does "kacha" mean?
As a noun, "kacha" means: Plat russe, gruau de sarrasin.
How do you pronounce "kacha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kacha" is \ka.ʃa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kacha" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list