Kaste
\kastə\
The verdict
“Kaste” 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) - Caste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kaste · Kaste · French
Kaste · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kaste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kastə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Kaste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Kaste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kastə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caste.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kaste, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Kaste, spelled K-A-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Caste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kaste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kastensystem im Hinduismus ist unterteilt in vier Kasten.
Wirtschaftlich bilden Männer und Frauen fast zwei Kasten: bei gleichen Voraussetzungen haben die Männer vorteilhaftere Stellungen, höhere Löhne, mehr Aufstiegschancen als ihre neuen Konkurrentinnen.
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.