mams

\mams\

/\mams\/ noun

The verdict

“mams” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de mam.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mams · mams · French

mams · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mams
PropertyValue
Headwordmams
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mams\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mams » en français

mamssiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mams is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mams\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de mam.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mams, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mams, spelled M-A-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de mam.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Et comme Camille était l’enfant d’un couple divorcé, et recomposé plusieurs fois, elle en avait à revendre des mamans, des mams, des mumies, des tatas, des taties, des mémés, des mamés, des mamies et des sœurettes… Et toutes voulaient goûter au célèbre séga piqué dans les bras d’un authentique Créole à la peau bronzée.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mams"?
"mams" is spelled M-A-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mams\.
What does "mams" mean?
As a noun, "mams" means: Pluriel de mam.
How do you pronounce "mams"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mams" is \mams\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mams" come from?
"mams" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list