cache
noun · a hidden store of things, or a place in a computer that saves data
- KASHkæʃ (stressed)
- KASHkæʃ (stressed)
- US /kæʃ/KASH Recorded voice
- UK /kæʃ/KASH Your device’s voice
How to pronounce cache
Cache is pronounced KASH, with one syllable, exactly like cash. It is not ka-SHAY. American and British English say it the same way.
- 1 syllable
- Stress on KASH
- Sounds like cash
- Checked in Cambridge and Oxford
IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.
Cache, sound by sound
Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.
USUK American and British English/kæʃ/
KASHstressed
- /k/as in cat
- /æ/as in cat
- /ʃ/as in shoe
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Common cache pronunciation mistakes
What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say KASH.
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ka-SHAYTreating cache like cachet. Cache has one syllable and no ay.
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KACHSaying ch as in chair. In this French word ch is sh.
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KAYSHReading a as in cake. It is the short a of cat.
Cache in a sentence
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Clear the cache and try the page again.
Explorers found a cache of old coins.
The browser keeps a cache of recent pages.
Is cache pronounced like cash?
Yes. Cache is a homophone of cash: KASH. The final e is silent, and ch is sh, as in French words like chef.
The word is French. It came into English through French Canadian trappers, who used it for a hiding place where they stored food and supplies. It comes from the French verb cacher, to hide.
Do not confuse it with cachet, a different word that means prestige. Cachet is ka-SHAY. In computing, a cache is a place where saved data is kept so a page can load fast.
Words that sound like cache
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