Kasten
\kas.tən\
The verdict
“Kasten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caisse, coffre, bac.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kasten · Kasten · French
Kasten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Kasten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kas.tən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kasten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kas.tən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kasten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Kasten, spelled K-A-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Caisse, coffre, bac.
- 2Armoire (sud de l’Allemagne)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kasten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich wette um einen Kasten Bier!
Das Buck schenke ich dir, ich habe nochmal ein Exemplar im Kasten.
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.