morsure
French, noun/mɔʁ.syʁ/
morsure is spelled M-O-R-S-U-R-E (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 20,952nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morsure is a French feminine noun meaning “bite (act of biting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de mordre”.
What does morsure mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebite (act of biting)
- 2
femininebite (wound that is the result of being bitten)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de mordre. 2. Meurtrissure, blessure faite en mordant. 3. Meurtrissure, atteinte quelconque. 4. Attaque du support d'impression, en gravure (voir aussi morsure successive), en lithographie, etc.
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 morsure
- morsures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morsure?
- /mɔʁ.syʁ/
- \mɔʁ.syʁ\
- [mɔʁ.syʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morsure
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morsure in French?
morsure appears 1.9 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).