massacrer

\ma.sa.kʁe\

/\ma.sa.kʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“massacrer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,934
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuer, égorger des personnes qui ne se défendent pas.

Corpus desk

Index FR-massacrer · massacrer · French

massacrer · rank #15,934 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,934
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH marijuana

Nearest frequency peer: marijuana (-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 « massacrer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « massacrer » 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).

massacrer vs massacrés
78% similar
massacrer vs massacre
89% similar
massacrer vs massacrent
80% similar

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

Key facts for massacrer
PropertyValue
Headwordmassacrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ma.sa.kʁe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,934
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « massacrer »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « marijuana » (#15,933), « Masson » (#15,935), « maléfique » (#15,932). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « massacrer » est au #15,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around massacrer (IPA \ma.sa.kʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,934 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for massacrer, with forms such as "amssacrer", "masacrer", and "masascrer". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "massacrés", "massacre", "massacrent", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 massacrer, spelled M-A-S-S-A-C-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tuer, égorger des personnes qui ne se défendent pas.
  2. 2
    Donner un grand nombre de blessures.
  3. 3
    Tuer de nombreux animaux à la chasse.
  4. 4
    Gâter, mettre en mauvais état, défigurer.
  5. 5
    Mal faire le travail que l’on doit accomplir, en parlant des artisans, des ouvriers, etc.
  6. 6
    Mal prononcer, en parlant d'un mot.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ils prirent des femmes parmi eux, et menèrent une vie agréable jusqu’à l’époque où leur insolence et leur cruauté poussèrent les naturels à en massacrer une partie.
  2. Comme faucheurs rasant un pré Comme on abat des pommes Les Versaillais ont massacré Pour le moins cent mille hommes Et les cent mille assassinats Voyez ce que ça rapporte.

This word in other languages

massacre(English)matanza(Español)massakrieren(Deutsch)massacrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amssacrer
  • masacrer
  • masascrer
  • massaccrer
  • massacerr
  • massacrerr
  • massacrrer
  • massarcer
  • masscarer
  • mmassacrer
  • msasacrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amssacrer2masacrer1masascrer2massaccrer1massacerr2massacrerr1massacrrer1massarcer2
Edit distance from "massacrer"

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 "massacrer"?
"massacrer" is spelled M-A-S-S-A-C-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.sa.kʁe\.
What does "massacrer" mean?
As a verb, "massacrer" means: Tuer, égorger des personnes qui ne se défendent pas.
What words are commonly confused with "massacrer"?
"massacrer" is commonly confused with "massacrés", "massacre", "massacrent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "massacrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "massacrer" is \ma.sa.kʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "massacrer" come from?
"massacrer" 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 "massacrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marijuana#15,933maléfique#15,932nuisibles#15,950intrigues#15,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

mignons11 variantsLeblanc11 variantslaitiers11 variantshashtag11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list