matrice

/\ma.tʁis\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,536

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

matrice is aFrenchnoun. It means: Utérus, organe creux qui, chez les femmes et les femelles des mammifères, contient le produit de la conception jusqu’à la mise au monde. Pronounced \ma.tʁis\. Often confused with Matrix and Maurice.

Key facts for matrice
PropertyValue
Headwordmatrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.tʁis\
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,536
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of matrice in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for matrice is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for matrice, with forms such as "amtrice", "martice", and "matirce". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Matrix", "Maurice", "motrice", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is matrice, spelled M-A-T-R-I-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utérus, organe creux qui, chez les femmes et les femelles des mammifères, contient le produit de la conception jusqu’à la mise au monde.
  2. 2
    Lieu ou substance dans laquelle se forment les minéraux.
  3. 3
    Matériau qui en englobe un autre.
  4. 4
    Follicule où se forme le poil.
  5. 5
    Outil fait d’un matériau très dur, pour former une pièce métallique en lui appliquant une forte pression.
  6. 6
    Moule, creuset où se forme quelque chose.
  7. 7
    Plaque de métal, bois, linoléum, gravée utilisée en imprimerie traditionnelle, encrée et servant à l’impression du motif par estampe.
  8. 8
    Pièce 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.
  9. 9
    Coin d’une médaille ou d’une monnaie gravée avec le poinçon.
  10. 10
    Originaux ou étalons des poids et mesures.
  11. 11
    Registre original où sont consignés les chiffres des rôles d’impositions directes.
  12. 12
    Objet mathématique se présentant sous forme de tableau de nombres.
  13. 13
    Structure à deux dimensions ayant plusieurs lignes et plusieurs colonnes dont chaque intersection a un élément.
  14. 14
    Planche 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.
  15. 15
    Brin d’acide nucléique copié lors de la réplication ou de la transcription par les polymérases adéquates.
  16. 16
    Matrice de conditionnement.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amtrice,martice,matirce,matrcie,matricce,matriec,matrrice,mattrice,mmatrice,mtarice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for matrice

Misspelling Variants of "matrice"

amtrice7martice7matirce7matrcie7matricce8matriec7matrrice8mattrice8
Misspelling Variants of "matrice"

Frequency rank: #10,536 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matrice"?
"matrice" is spelled M-A-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.tʁis\.
What does "matrice" mean?
As a noun, "matrice" means: Utérus, organe creux qui, chez les femmes et les femelles des mammifères, contient le produit de la conception jusqu’à la mise au monde.
What words are commonly confused with "matrice"?
"matrice" is commonly confused with "Matrix", "Maurice", "motrice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matrice" is \ma.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matrice" come from?
"matrice" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our French index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.