masquer

\mas.ke\

/\mas.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“masquer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,210
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre un masque à quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-masquer · masquer · French

masquer · rank #13,210 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,210
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH McDo

Nearest frequency peer: McDo (+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 « masquer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « masquer » 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).

masquer vs master
71% similar
masquer vs moquer
71% similar
masquer vs masser
71% similar

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

Key facts for masquer
PropertyValue
Headwordmasquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mas.ke\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,210
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « masquer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.masquerse 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 « McDo » (#13,211), « lyonnaise » (#13,208), « Mediapart » (#13,213). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « masquer » est au #13,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around masquer (IPA \mas.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,210 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for masquer, with forms such as "amsquer", "maqsuer", and "masqeur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "master", "moquer", "masser", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is masquer, spelled M-A-S-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre un masque à quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Le déguiser en lui mettant, outre le masque, des habits qui ne soient pas les siens.
  3. 3
    Couvrir ou cacher une chose de manière à en ôter la vue.
  4. 4
    Cacher quelque chose sous de fausses apparences.
  5. 5
    Positionner des troupes devant une place forte ou une armée pour la neutraliser sans pour autant l'attaquer.
  6. 6
    Élever un ouvrage, disposer un obstacle ou un rideau devant une batterie pour que l’ennemi ne l’aperçoive pas.
  7. 7
    Recouvrir un mets d'une préparation quelconque.
  8. 8
    Faire la tête, se renfrogner.
  9. 9
    Masquer en grand.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À de rares exceptions près, à Paris, les hommes ne se masquent point : un homme en domino paraît ridicule.
  2. Je vous masquerai, et vous ne serez pas reconnu.

This word in other languages

mask(English)mascarar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amsquer
  • maqsuer
  • masqeur
  • masqquer
  • masquerr
  • masqure
  • massquer
  • masuqer
  • mmasquer
  • msaquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of masquer - 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.

amsquer2maqsuer2masqeur2masqquer1masquerr1masqure2massquer1masuqer2
Edit distance from "masquer"

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 "masquer"?
"masquer" is spelled M-A-S-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mas.ke\.
What does "masquer" mean?
As a verb, "masquer" means: Mettre un masque à quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "masquer"?
"masquer" is commonly confused with "master", "moquer", "masser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "masquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "masquer" is \mas.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "masquer" come from?
"masquer" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jettent#13,197haineux#13,182reliant#13,244rendues#13,245

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

parcelle10 variantsplants10 variantsgrossier10 variantsrecueille10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list