massue

\ma.sy\

/\ma.sy\/ noun

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The verdict

“massue” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,248
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de bâton noueux, beaucoup plus gros par un bout que par l’autre, et dont on se servait comme d’arme offensive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-massue · massue · French

massue · rank #28,248 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,248
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH marsh

Nearest frequency peer: marsh (-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 « massue »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « massue » 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).

massue vs messe
67% similar
massue vs Massy
50% similar
massue vs messie
67% similar

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

Key facts for massue
PropertyValue
Headwordmassue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.sy\
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,248
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « massue »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.massuese 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 « marsh » (#28,247), « mathématiquement » (#28,249), « Marly » (#28,246). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « massue » est au #28,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around massue (IPA \ma.sy\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,248 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for massue, with forms such as "amssue", "masseu", and "masue". 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, "messe", "Massy", "messie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is massue, spelled M-A-S-S-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de bâton noueux, beaucoup plus gros par un bout que par l’autre, et dont on se servait comme d’arme offensive.
  2. 2
    Accessoire traditionnel de la jonglerie aérienne.
  3. 3
    Un des cinq engins utilisés en gymnastique rythmique.
  4. 4
    Meuble représentant l’arme du même nom dans les armoiries. Rarement représentée seule, elle est généralement tenue par une main ou un dextrochère (éventuellement un sénestrochère). À rapprocher de marteau d’armes et masse d’armes.
  5. 5
    Ouvrage de passementerie fait avec un morceau de métal en forme de petite massue et recouvert de soie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] nous trouvâmes Térence Dun étendu par terre, le crâne fracassé d’un coup de massue.
  2. C'était un numéro de passing notamment, à deux trapèzes et neuf massues. Loco y assurait la réception au sol, renvoyant aux deux acrobates qui se croisaient en mouvement synchronisé les massues tournoyantes.

Synonyms

gourdin

This word in other languages

club(English)maza(Español)Keule(Deutsch)clava(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amssue
  • masseu
  • masue
  • masuse
  • mmassue
  • msasue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of massue - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amssue2masseu2masue1masuse2mmassue1msasue2
Edit distance from "massue"

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 "massue"?
"massue" is spelled M-A-S-S-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.sy\.
What does "massue" mean?
As a noun, "massue" means: Sorte de bâton noueux, beaucoup plus gros par un bout que par l’autre, et dont on se servait comme d’arme offensive.
What words are commonly confused with "massue"?
"massue" is commonly confused with "messe", "Massy", "messie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "massue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "massue" is \ma.sy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "massue" come from?
"massue" 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 "massue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lolita#28,239métros#28,261nantis#28,262Lawson#28,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Lazio6 variantspast6 variantsgrief6 variantsfest6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list