# muse

> English word · Noun · IPA /mjuːz/ · frequency rank #13,199

## Definitions
1. Of a person: a source of inspiration.
2. A poet; a bard.

## Etymology
From Middle French muse, from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

## Easily confused with
- **must** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-must)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-mute)
- **musk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-musk)
- **mush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-mush)
- **mutt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-mutt)
- **music** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-music)
- **muted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-muted)
- **muses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-muses)
- **mushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-mushy)
- **musty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-musty)
- **museum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-museum)
- **muster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-muster)
- **musket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-musket)
- **mussel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-mussel)
- **ME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/me-vs-muse)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ms-vs-muse)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mu-vs-muse)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-muse)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-muse)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mps-vs-muse)

## Common misspellings (5)
`mmuse`, `msue`, `mues`, `musse`, `umse`

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