mise

\miz\

/\miz\/ noun

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The verdict

“mise” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#390
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de mettre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mise · mise · French

mise · rank #390 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #390
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH matin

Nearest frequency peer: matin (-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 « mise »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mise » 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).

mise vs ms
50% similar
mise vs Mme
25% similar
mise vs mit
50% similar

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

Key facts for mise
PropertyValue
Headwordmise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\miz\
Letters4
Frequency rank#390
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mise »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.misese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « matin » (#389), « plan » (#391), « saison » (#392). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mise » est au #390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mise (IPA \miz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #390 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mise, with forms such as "imse", "mies", and "misse". 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, "ms", "Mme", "mit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mise, spelled M-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de mettre.
  2. 2
    Ce que l’on met, soit au jeu, soit dans une affaire.
  3. 3
    Manière de se mettre, de se vêtir.
  4. 4
    Sorte de grand moule spécial pour l'égouttage et le moulage du savon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La stylique ou design est la valorisation esthétique d'un produit. Elle allie fonctionnalité et beauté. C'est un aspect fondamental lors de la mise en marché du produit.
  2. Pour la première fois dans l’histoire de la Russie, l’antisémitisme et l’agitation pogromiste furent qualifiés officiellement de crimes, punissables par la mise hors la loi de leurs auteurs.

This word in other languages

putting(English)puesta(Español)Füllung(Deutsch)colocação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imse
  • mies
  • misse
  • mmise
  • msie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imse2mies2misse1mmise1msie2
Edit distance from "mise"

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 "mise"?
"mise" is spelled M-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \miz\.
What does "mise" mean?
As a noun, "mise" means: Action de mettre.
What words are commonly confused with "mise"?
"mise" is commonly confused with "ms", "Mme", "mit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mise" is \miz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mise" come from?
"mise" 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 "mise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plan#391sait#393type#394afin#395

Similar misspelling depth

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

terre5 variantsbelle5 variantsyeux5 variantshaut5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list