masquer
\mas.ke\
The verdict
“masquer” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,210 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #13,210
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mettre un masque à quelqu’un.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | masquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mas.ke\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “masquer” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for masquer is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mas.ke\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,210 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Mettre un masque à quelqu’un.
- 2Le déguiser en lui mettant, outre le masque, des habits qui ne soient pas les siens.
- 3Couvrir ou cacher une chose de manière à en ôter la vue.
- 4Cacher quelque chose sous de fausses apparences.
- 5Positionner des troupes devant une place forte ou une armée pour la neutraliser sans pour autant l'attaquer.
- 6Élever un ouvrage, disposer un obstacle ou un rideau devant une batterie pour que l’ennemi ne l’aperçoive pas.
- 7Recouvrir un mets d'une préparation quelconque.
- 8Faire la tête, se renfrogner.
- 9Masquer en grand.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “masquer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-S-Q-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mas.ke\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “master” - see the side-by-side comparison. masquer vs master
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.