masse

\mas\

/\mas\/ noun

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The verdict

“masse” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,528 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,528
frequency rank, French
5
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Amas de plusieurs parties qui font corps ensemble.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

masse vs mise
60% similar
masse vs miss
60% similar
masse vs mate
60% similar

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

Key facts for masse
PropertyValue
Headwordmasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mas\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,528
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “masse” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). masse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for masse is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mas\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,528 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for masse, with forms such as "amsse", "mase", and "mases". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mise", "miss", "mate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is masse, spelled M-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amas de plusieurs parties qui font corps ensemble.
  2. 2
    Quantité de matière.
  3. 3
    Quantité de matière d’un corps.
  4. 4
    Quantité considérable.
  5. 5
    Corps informe ou volumineux.
  6. 6
    Totalité d’une chose dont les parties sont de même nature.
  7. 7
    Groupe de personnes.
  8. 8
    Les foules populaires.
  9. 9
    Ensemble d’un ouvrage d’architecture considéré sous le rapport des proportions.
  10. 10
    Réunion de plusieurs parties considérées comme ne faisant qu’un tout.
  11. 11
    Lits de pierre d’une carrière.
  12. 12
    Fonds d’argent d’une succession, d’une société ou ce qu’on met au jeu.
  13. 13
    Argent mis en commun dans les ateliers d’art, de beaux-arts, pour l’achat de fournitures.
  14. 14
    Somme formée par les retenues faites sur la paye de chaque soldat, ou allouée, par abonnement, pour une dépense spéciale.
  15. 15
    Pécule que se constitue un prisonnier et qui lui est remis à sa libération.
  16. 16
    Partie d’une installation électrique reliée à la structure non-électrique.

Synonyms

multitudefouleprise de terre

This word in other languages

mass(English)masa(Español)Masse(Deutsch)conjunto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amsse,mase,mases,mmasse,msase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amsse2mase1mases2mmasse1msase2
Edit distance from "masse"

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 "masse"?
"masse" is spelled M-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mas\.
What does "masse" mean?
As a noun, "masse" means: Amas de plusieurs parties qui font corps ensemble.
What words are commonly confused with "masse"?
"masse" is commonly confused with "mise", "miss", "mate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "masse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "masse" is \mas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "masse" come from?
"masse" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “masse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “mise” - see the side-by-side comparison. masse vs mise
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list