# morsel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɔːsəl/ · frequency rank #47,773

## Definitions
1. A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
2. A mouthful of food.
3. A very small amount.

## Etymology
From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“to bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.

## Easily confused with
- **mouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-mouse)
- **Moses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-moses)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-motel)
- **Mosul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-mosul)
- **moser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-moser)
- **mortal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-mortal)
- **Muriel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-muriel)
- **mussel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-mussel)
- **Morten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-morten)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/more-vs-morsel)
- **model** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/model-vs-morsel)
- **moral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-morsel)
- **moose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moose-vs-morsel)
- **Morse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morse-vs-morsel)
- **mores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-morsel)
- **morel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morel-vs-morsel)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvel-vs-morsel)
- **marcel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcel-vs-morsel)
- **Merkel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merkel-vs-morsel)
- **Morley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morley-vs-morsel)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmorsel`, `moresl`, `morrsel`, `morsell`, `morsle`, `morssel`, `mosrel`, `mrosel`, `omrsel`

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