mâchoire

\mɑ.ʃwaʁ\

/\mɑ.ʃwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“mâchoire” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,002
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chacune des deux parties osseuses de la bouche dans lesquelles les dents sont enchâssées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-machoire · mâchoire · French

mâchoire · rank #12,002 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,002
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mythologie

Nearest frequency peer: mythologie (-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 « mâchoire »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mâchoire » 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).

mâchoire vs Magloire
50% similar
mâchoire vs mâchoires
89% similar
mâchoire vs machine
63% similar

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

Key facts for mâchoire
PropertyValue
Headwordmâchoire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɑ.ʃwaʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,002
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mâchoire »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).mâchoirese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mythologie » (#12,001), « mécontentement » (#12,003), « multiplie » (#12,000). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mâchoire » est au #12,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mâchoire (IPA \mɑ.ʃwaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,002 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mâchoire, with forms such as "machoire", "mcâhoire", and "mmâchoire". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Magloire", "mâchoires", "machine", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is mâchoire, spelled M-Â-C-H-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chacune des deux parties osseuses de la bouche dans lesquelles les dents sont enchâssées.
  2. 2
    Deux pièces qui s’éloignent et se rapprochent pour assujettir un objet, pour le serrer, le tenir ferme et fixe, ou pour en ralentir le mouvement.
  3. 3
    Deux pièces qui s’éloignent et se rapprochent pour assujettir un objet, pour le serrer, le tenir ferme et fixe, ou pour en ralentir le mouvement.
  4. 4
    Deux pièces qui s’éloignent et se rapprochent pour assujettir un objet, pour le serrer, le tenir ferme et fixe, ou pour en ralentir le mouvement.
  5. 5
    Deux pièces qui s’éloignent et se rapprochent pour assujettir un objet, pour le serrer, le tenir ferme et fixe, ou pour en ralentir le mouvement.
  6. 6
    Maque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La mâchoire inférieure de M. de Riquebourg s’abaissa lentement, sa considération pour Leuwen doubla en un instant.
  2. Il avait surtout deux mâchoires arquées qui, broyant les aliments avec un craquement d’os et de nerfs et de muscles, montraient toute leur anatomie. Ceci ne veut pas dire qu’il avait des appétits énormes, mais simplement qu’il avait le coup de dent décisif.

This word in other languages

jaw(English)mandíbula(Español)Kiefer(Deutsch)queixada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • machoire
  • mcâhoire
  • mmâchoire
  • mâcchoire
  • mâchhoire
  • mâchiore
  • mâchoier
  • mâchoirre
  • mâchorie
  • mâcohire
  • mâhcoire
  • âmchoire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mâchoire - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

machoire1mcâhoire2mmâchoire1mâcchoire1mâchhoire1mâchiore2mâchoier2mâchoirre1
Edit distance from "mâchoire"

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 "mâchoire"?
"mâchoire" is spelled M-Â-C-H-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ.ʃwaʁ\.
What does "mâchoire" mean?
As a noun, "mâchoire" means: Chacune des deux parties osseuses de la bouche dans lesquelles les dents sont enchâssées.
What words are commonly confused with "mâchoire"?
"mâchoire" is commonly confused with "Magloire", "mâchoires", "machine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mâchoire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mâchoire" is \mɑ.ʃwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mâchoire" come from?
"mâchoire" 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 "mâchoire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

notaires#12,007plaisant#12,021précaire#12,030préviens#12,032

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

nullement12 variantslentilles12 variantsPolonaise12 variantsimitation12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list