# masque

> English word · Noun · IPA /mæsk/ · frequency rank #46,049

## Definitions
1. A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
2. Words and music written for a masque.
3. A masquerade.
4. Obsolete spelling of mask.
5. A facial mask.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French masque. Doublet of mask and mesh.

## Easily confused with
- **mosque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masque-vs-mosque)
- **Massie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masque-vs-massie)
- **mashup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mashup-vs-masque)
- **marque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marque-vs-masque)
- **marquee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marquee-vs-masque)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amsque`, `maqsue`, `masqeu`, `masqque`, `massque`, `masuqe`, `mmasque`, `msaque`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/masque