messugue

\mɛ.syɡ\

/\mɛ.syɡ\/ noun

The verdict

“messugue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom provençal du ciste cotonneux, ou ciste blanc (Cistus albidus), arbrisseau caractéristique de la garrigue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-messugue · messugue · French

messugue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for messugue
PropertyValue
Headwordmessugue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛ.syɡ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « messugue » en français

messuguesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

messugue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.syɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom provençal du ciste cotonneux, ou ciste blanc (Cistus albidus), arbrisseau caractéristique de la garrigue.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for messugue in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is messugue, spelled M-E-S-S-U-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom provençal du ciste cotonneux, ou ciste blanc (Cistus albidus), arbrisseau caractéristique de la garrigue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’était celle de la petite chèvre de Monsieur Seguin, qui venait vers eux, une fleur violacée de ciste, appelée plus communément « messugue » en Provence.
  2. Sur la longue plaine qui montait vers le Taoumé, les rayons rouges du soleil nouveau faisaient peu à peu surgir les pins, les cades, les messugues […]

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "messugue"?
"messugue" is spelled M-E-S-S-U-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.syɡ\.
What does "messugue" mean?
As a noun, "messugue" means: Nom provençal du ciste cotonneux, ou ciste blanc (Cistus albidus), arbrisseau caractéristique de la garrigue.
How do you pronounce "messugue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "messugue" is \mɛ.syɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "messugue" come from?
"messugue" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list