méduse

\me.dyz\

/\me.dyz\/ noun

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The verdict

“méduse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,098
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne laide et repoussante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-meduse · méduse · French

méduse · rank #26,098 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,098
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH médicinales

Nearest frequency peer: médicinales (-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 « méduse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « méduse » 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).

méduse vs muse
67% similar
méduse vs messe
50% similar
méduse vs Meuse
50% similar

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

Key facts for méduse
PropertyValue
Headwordméduse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.dyz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,098
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « méduse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).médusese 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 « médicinales » (#26,097), « mémorables » (#26,099), « méchantes » (#26,096). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « méduse » est au #26,098. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around méduse (IPA \me.dyz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,098 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for méduse, with forms such as "mdéuse", "meduse", and "mméduse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "muse", "messe", "Meuse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is méduse, spelled M-É-D-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne laide et repoussante.
  2. 2
    Zoophyte marin au corps gélatineux.
  3. 3
    (Figuré)
  4. 4
    Individu d'une société créolisée, vivant sans racines, sans attaches.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ses petits cheveux filasse, frisottants, hérissés autour du front, lui donnait un aspect farouche de méduse domestique tel qu’il fit reculer Théodore et Julot […]
  2. Tant de choses se perdent en ce voyage de la tête à la main ! À voir dans les profondeurs du rêve, l’idée du livre ressemble à ces jolies méduses de la Méditerranée qui passent dans la mer comme des nuances flottantes ; posées sur le sable, ce n’est plus qu’un peu d’eau, quelques gouttes décolorées que le vent sèche tout de suite.

This word in other languages

jellyfish(English)medusa(Español)Qualle(Deutsch)medusa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdéuse
  • meduse
  • mméduse
  • médduse
  • médsue
  • médues
  • médusse
  • méudse
  • émduse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mdéuse2meduse1mméduse1médduse1médsue2médues2médusse1méudse2
Edit distance from "méduse"

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 "méduse"?
"méduse" is spelled M-É-D-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.dyz\.
What does "méduse" mean?
As a noun, "méduse" means: Personne laide et repoussante.
What words are commonly confused with "méduse"?
"méduse" is commonly confused with "muse", "messe", "Meuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "méduse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "méduse" is \me.dyz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "méduse" come from?
"méduse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

nectar#26,101Malawi#26,087Lesage#26,079kabila#26,073

Similar misspelling depth

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

nommant9 variantsoctroie9 variantsoserait9 variantsovation9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list