meule

\møl\

/\møl\/ noun

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The verdict

“meule” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,861
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roue en pierre, en bois, qui sert à broyer en tournant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-meule · meule · French

meule · rank #29,861 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,861
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mettrons

Nearest frequency peer: mettrons (-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 « meule »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « meule » 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).

meule vs mue
60% similar
meule vs mle
60% similar
meule vs Mlle
40% similar

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

Key facts for meule
PropertyValue
Headwordmeule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\møl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,861
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « meule »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.meulese 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 « mettrons » (#29,860), « MK » (#29,862), « mendier » (#29,859). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « meule » est au #29,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around meule (IPA \møl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,861 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for meule, with forms such as "emule", "melue", and "meuel". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mue", "mle", "Mlle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is meule, spelled M-E-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Roue en pierre, en bois, qui sert à broyer en tournant.
  2. 2
    Roue de grès, de fer ou d’acier, de bois, etc., dont on se sert dans diverses professions pour aiguiser, user, polir, etc.
  3. 3
    Objet qui a la forme ronde et plate de la meule.
  4. 4
    Monceau de bottes de foin, de gerbes de blé, de seigle, etc., dressé dans les champs auquel on donne ordinairement une forme conique, afin que la pluie glisse dessus plus facilement.
  5. 5
    Empilement de bois construit autour d’une cheminée centrale, à laquelle le charbonnier met le feu en vue de produire du charbon de bois.
  6. 6
    Base dure et raboteuse du bois des cerfs, des daims et des chevreuils.
  7. 7
    Motocyclette, mobylette.
  8. 8
    Synonyme de carassin commun (poisson).
  9. 9
    Tas de substrat (compost, fumier ou autre) sur lequel est pratiquée la culture de champignons.
  10. 10
    Tas de mâchis de végétaux que les fourmis champignonnistes utilisent pour faire pousser leur champignon symbiote.
  11. 11
    Morceau de verre qui reste attaché à la canne du verrier après que l’objet soufflé en a été détaché.
  12. 12
    Fessier ; fesses.
  13. 13
    Guitare

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il faut environ 3 chevaux-vapeur pour une paire de meules qui moud 15 à 16 hectolitres de blé par 24 heures.
  2. Meule de dessus ou meule courante — Meule de dessous ou meule gisante.

This word in other languages

millstone(English)muela(Español)Mühlstein(Deutsch)mó(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emule
  • melue
  • meuel
  • meulle
  • mmeule
  • muele

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meule - 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.

emule2melue2meuel2meulle1mmeule1muele2
Edit distance from "meule"

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 "meule"?
"meule" is spelled M-E-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \møl\.
What does "meule" mean?
As a noun, "meule" means: Roue en pierre, en bois, qui sert à broyer en tournant.
What words are commonly confused with "meule"?
"meule" is commonly confused with "mue", "mle", "Mlle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meule" is \møl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meule" come from?
"meule" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maure#29,856lagon#29,840nocif#29,883odéon#29,888

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

mats6 variantsLomé6 variantslionne6 variantsKind6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list