masse

\mas\

/\mas\/ noun

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The verdict

“masse” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,528
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amas de plusieurs parties qui font corps ensemble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-masse · masse · French

masse · rank #1,528 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,528
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH maman

Nearest frequency peer: maman (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “masse”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “masse” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

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.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around masse (IPA \mas\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,528 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les grands floes épais mis en liberté sont usés par la friction, rongés par les mouvements de la mer et par le dégel, ils constituent fréquemment des masses aux formes bizarres et élégantes d’une glace bleue-verdâtre très dure.
  2. A 11 heures, nous devons descendre au ras de la mer ; une masse nuageuse nous barre la route ; elle est beaucoup trop élevée pour être survolée.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maman#1,527noire#1,532actes#1,552verre#1,500

Similar misspelling depth

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

vide5 variantstenu5 variantssexe5 variantsaimé5 variants

What to do next

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  • "masse" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mise". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,528 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse

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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