mini-cassette

\mi.ni.ka.sɛt\

/\mi.ni.ka.sɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cassette pour enregistrement ou lecture audio, de petit format. Ce format était, en particulier, utilisé dans les dictaphones de poche.

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Index FR-mini-cassette · mini-cassette · French

mini-cassette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 mini-cassette
PropertyValue
Headwordmini-cassette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.ni.ka.sɛt\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mini-cassette » en français

mini-cassettesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mini-cassette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.ni.ka.sɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cassette pour enregistrement ou lecture audio, de petit format. Ce format était, en particulier, utilisé dans les dictaphones de poche.".

mini-cassette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mini-cassette, spelled M-I-N-I---C-A-S-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cassette pour enregistrement ou lecture audio, de petit format. Ce format était, en particulier, utilisé dans les dictaphones de poche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Véronique allume une autre cigarette et branche sa mini-cassette…
  2. Mais il fallait sauver les mini-cassettes que Roro avait cachées discrètement sous son cahier d’exercices.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mini-cassette"?
"mini-cassette" is spelled M-I-N-I---C-A-S-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ni.ka.sɛt\.
What does "mini-cassette" mean?
As a noun, "mini-cassette" means: Cassette pour enregistrement ou lecture audio, de petit format. Ce format était, en particulier, utilisé dans les dictaphones de poche.
How do you pronounce "mini-cassette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mini-cassette" is \mi.ni.ka.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mini-cassette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list