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cast  –  caste

[both these words have the same pronunciation]

“Cast”, as a verb, means:

{apart from several other meanings…}

[cast – cast – cast – (casting)]

(casting a vote)

(a) ‘to give a vote in an election’

(b) ‘to give an acting part in a play or film’

(casting a fishing net)

(c) ‘to throw away; remove; cause to fall or drop’

(metal casting)

(d) ‘to pour or fill a mold with molten metal to make ‘cast-iron’ things’

the cast of a play (theatre)

and as a noun, it is ‘all the people acted in a play or film’,

e.g.

Most of the voters cast their votes in favour of the Opposition Party.

The fishermen cast their nets into the calm water to catch fish.

“Caste” (with an ‘e’) is always a noun and it means ‘a social class or division of Hindu society in countries like India; a division of society based on birth, wealth, rank, etc.’,

caste system in India — teacher/priest, warrior, farmer, etc.

e.g.

In olden days people from lower castes were not allowed to enter temples.

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