mastic

\mas.tik\

/\mas.tik\/ noun

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The verdict

“mastic” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,045. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,045
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gomme qui découle du lentisque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mastic · mastic · French

mastic · rank #44,045 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,045
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH massacrent

Nearest frequency peer: massacrent (-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 « mastic »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mastic » 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).

mastic vs matin
67% similar
mastic vs music
67% similar
mastic vs magic
67% similar

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

Key facts for mastic
PropertyValue
Headwordmastic
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mas.tik\
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,045
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mastic »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « massacrent » (#44,044), « martienne » (#44,043), « Millie » (#44,047). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mastic » est au #44,045. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mastic (IPA \mas.tik\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,045 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mastic, with forms such as "amstic", "masitc", and "masstic". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "matin", "music", "magic", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mastic, spelled M-A-S-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gomme qui découle du lentisque.
  2. 2
    Ciment formé de cire, de résine et de poudre de briques dont on se sert pour différents usages.
  3. 3
    Pâte formée de blanc d’Espagne et d’huile de lin dont les vitriers se servent pour fixer les vitres aux fenêtres et empêcher le passage de l’air.
  4. 4
    Composition de poudre de pierre et d’un liant organique.
  5. 5
    Toutes sortes de substances pâteuses susceptible de durcir et servant à boucher ou fixer.
  6. 6
    Erreur d’emplacement de caractères, de lignes ou de paragraphes entiers, révélée lors de l’impression.
  7. 7
    Situation ou conversation embrouillée, confuse.
  8. 8
    Chewing-gum.
  9. 9
    Exemple d’utilisation manquant. (Ajouter)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’île de Chio est la terre classique du mastic, résine odorante qui découle du tronc des lentisques, et que les Orientaux trouvent agréable au goût; le mastic sert, dit-on, à beaucoup d’industries, et l’île en exporte une grande quantité; on prétend aussi que le harem impérial en achète, afin de parfumer l'haleine des sultanes.
  2. Le mastic aromatise des liqueurs et des desserts. Au Maroc , il est pilé et mis dans les cornes de gazelle ou d’autres pâtisseries pour leur donner du goût.

This word in other languages

Kitt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amstic
  • masitc
  • masstic
  • mastci
  • masticc
  • masttic
  • matsic
  • mmastic
  • msatic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mastic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amstic2masitc2masstic1mastci2masticc1masttic1matsic2mmastic1
Edit distance from "mastic"

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 "mastic"?
"mastic" is spelled M-A-S-T-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \mas.tik\.
What does "mastic" mean?
As a noun, "mastic" means: Gomme qui découle du lentisque.
What words are commonly confused with "mastic"?
"mastic" is commonly confused with "matin", "music", "magic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mastic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mastic" is \mas.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mastic" come from?
"mastic" 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 "mastic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Millie#44,047miteux#44,048mariez#44,040muscat#44,059

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

moutier9 variantsnaissait9 variantslilith9 variantsKnesset9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list