morse
French, noun/mɔʁs/
morse is spelled M-O-R-S-E (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morse is a French masculine noun meaning “walrus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce de mammifère marin amphibie très grand, vivant autour du pôle Nord, à allure massive, aux moustaches…”.
What does morse mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewalrus
noun
- 1
masculineMorse code
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce de mammifère marin amphibie très grand, vivant autour du pôle Nord, à allure massive, aux moustaches drues, et de longues défenses chez le mâle. 2. Surnom donné aux adeptes russes des bains glacés, dans les plans d’eau gelés.
noun: 1. Code permettant de transmettre un texte à l’aide de séries d’impulsions courtes et longues.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of morse
- morses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morse?
- /mɔʁs/
- \mɔʁs\
- [mɔʁs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morse in French?
morse appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).