morsure

\mɔʁ.syʁ\

/\mɔʁ.syʁ\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“morsure” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,089
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-morsure · morsure · French

morsure · rank #21,089 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,089
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH morphine

Nearest frequency peer: morphine (-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 « morsure »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « morsure » 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).

morsure vs morue
71% similar
morsure vs murmure
71% similar
morsure vs mouture
71% similar

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

Key facts for morsure
PropertyValue
Headwordmorsure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔʁ.syʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,089
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « morsure »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « morphine » (#21,088), « mortellement » (#21,090), « Molotov » (#21,087). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « morsure » est au #21,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around morsure (IPA \mɔʁ.syʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,089 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for morsure, with forms such as "mmorsure", "morrsure", and "morsrue". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "morue", "murmure", "mouture", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is morsure, spelled M-O-R-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de mordre.
  2. 2
    Meurtrissure, blessure faite en mordant.
  3. 3
    Meurtrissure, atteinte quelconque.
  4. 4
    Attaque du support d'impression, en gravure (voir aussi morsure successive), en lithographie, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je faillis poser le pied sur un énorme centipède, à morsure meurtrière; ce n'était partout que mort et désolation.
  2. Brusquement, je sentis comme la morsure sauvage d'une bête qui m'aurait arraché la chair par saccades. […]. Ja..... m'avait branché la pince au sexe.

This word in other languages

bite(English)mordimiento(Español)Biss(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmorsure
  • morrsure
  • morsrue
  • morssure
  • morsuer
  • morsurre
  • morusre
  • mosrure
  • mrosure
  • omrsure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of morsure - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmorsure1morrsure1morsrue2morssure1morsuer2morsurre1morusre2mosrure2
Edit distance from "morsure"

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 "morsure"?
"morsure" is spelled M-O-R-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔʁ.syʁ\.
What does "morsure" mean?
As a noun, "morsure" means: Action de mordre.
What words are commonly confused with "morsure"?
"morsure" is commonly confused with "morue", "murmure", "mouture". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "morsure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morsure" is \mɔʁ.syʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "morsure" come from?
"morsure" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Molotov#21,087Michaud#21,081offrons#21,097ordonna#21,099

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Mayence10 variantsrainbow10 variantsreplier10 variantsgraffiti10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list