matrice
\ma.tʁis\
The verdict
“matrice” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,536 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,536
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utérus, organe creux qui, chez les femmes et les femelles des mammifères, contient le produit de la conception jusqu’à la mise au monde.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matrice |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.tʁis\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “matrice” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for matrice is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ma.tʁis\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,536 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for matrice, with forms such as "amtrice", "martice", and "matirce". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Matrix", "Maurice", "motrice", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is matrice, spelled M-A-T-R-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Utérus, organe creux qui, chez les femmes et les femelles des mammifères, contient le produit de la conception jusqu’à la mise au monde.
- 2Lieu ou substance dans laquelle se forment les minéraux.
- 3Matériau qui en englobe un autre.
- 4Follicule où se forme le poil.
- 5Outil fait d’un matériau très dur, pour former une pièce métallique en lui appliquant une forte pression.
- 6Moule, creuset où se forme quelque chose.
- 7Plaque de métal, bois, linoléum, gravée utilisée en imprimerie traditionnelle, encrée et servant à l’impression du motif par estampe.
- 8Pièce de cuivre qui a reçu en creux l’empreinte de la lettre gravée sur le poinçon, et qui en donne le relief par le moyen de la fonte.
- 9Coin d’une médaille ou d’une monnaie gravée avec le poinçon.
- 10Originaux ou étalons des poids et mesures.
- 11Registre original où sont consignés les chiffres des rôles d’impositions directes.
- 12Objet mathématique se présentant sous forme de tableau de nombres.
- 13Structure à deux dimensions ayant plusieurs lignes et plusieurs colonnes dont chaque intersection a un élément.
- 14Planche de rédaction, ou sa copie, archivée comme élément de conservation et constituant l’élément de départ pour la préparation de nouveaux tirages ou d’éditions comportant des modifications.
- 15Brin d’acide nucléique copié lors de la réplication ou de la transcription par les polymérases adéquates.
- 16Matrice de conditionnement.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amtrice,martice,matirce,matrcie,matricce,matriec,matrrice,mattrice,mmatrice,mtarice
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matrice - 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.
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.
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Using “matrice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-T-R-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.tʁis\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Matrix” - see the side-by-side comparison. matrice vs Matrix
- 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.