cuisse

\kɥis\

/\kɥis\/ noun

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The verdict

“cuisse” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,462
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie du membre inférieur allant de la hanche au genou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cuisse · cuisse · French

cuisse · rank #9,462 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,462
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ct

Nearest frequency peer: Ct (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cuisse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cuisse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cuisse vs cuite
67% similar
cuisse vs cuits
67% similar
cuisse vs cuivre
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cuisse
PropertyValue
Headwordcuisse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɥis\
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,462
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cuisse »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cuissese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Ct » (#9,461), « coûteux » (#9,460), « célébrité » (#9,464). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cuisse » est au #9,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cuisse (IPA \kɥis\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,462 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuisse, with forms such as "ccuisse", "ciusse", and "cuise". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuite", "cuits", "cuivre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cuisse, spelled C-U-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie du membre inférieur allant de la hanche au genou.
  2. 2
    Chez les insectes, le fémur ou troisième article de la patte thoracique.
  3. 3
    (Vieilli) Qualifie la viscosité d’un vin sur la paroi du verre.
  4. 4
    Quartier de certains fruits (noix, oranges, etc.).
  5. 5
    L’activité sexuelle. S’utilise au singulier dans des expressions comme :

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cuisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les grenouilles sont un mets exquis quant aux cuisses, on le dit toutefois, car pour ma part je n’en ai jamais goûté ; ce batracien ne m’a jamais tenté en tant que victuailles.
  2. […] et malgré le détour fait par le conducteur pour éviter une collision, l’automobile accrocha la bicyclette et le garçon fut violemment projeté en avant et eut les deux cuisses brisées.

This word in other languages

thigh(English)muslo(Español)Schenkel(Deutsch)coxa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuisse
  • ciusse
  • cuise
  • cuises
  • cusise
  • ucisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuisse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccuisse1ciusse2cuise1cuises2cusise2ucisse2
Edit distance from "cuisse"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuisse"?
"cuisse" is spelled C-U-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɥis\.
What does "cuisse" mean?
As a noun, "cuisse" means: Partie du membre inférieur allant de la hanche au genou.
What words are commonly confused with "cuisse"?
"cuisse" is commonly confused with "cuite", "cuits", "cuivre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuisse" is \kɥis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuisse" come from?
"cuisse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cuisse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

danses#9,466cordon#9,457consul#9,456entame#9,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

couru6 variantssers6 variantsJerry6 variantsgrey6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list