méduser
\me.dy.ze\
The verdict
“méduser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frapper de stupeur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-meduser · méduser · French
méduser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | méduser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \me.dy.ze\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « méduser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
méduser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \me.dy.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frapper de stupeur.".
Zero misspellings are on record for méduser in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is méduser, spelled M-É-D-U-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Frapper de stupeur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how méduser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce terme de suzeraineté a le don de méduser nos hommes d’État les plus habiles ; il inspire la terreur.
Murat chargeait avec sa cravache et médusait les cosaques d’admiration.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.