Morzine

\mɔʁ.zin\

/\mɔʁ.zin\/ name

The verdict

“Morzine” is uncommon French (frequency #62,456 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,456
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-morzine · Morzine · French

Morzine · rank #62,456 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,456
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH montèrent

Nearest frequency peer: montèrent (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Morzine »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Morzine » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Morzine
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorzine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɔʁ.zin\
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,456
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Morzine » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Morzinetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « montèrent » (#62,455), « motoriste » (#62,457), « monteront » (#62,454). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Morzine » est au #62,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Morzine is uncommon French at frequency #62,456 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɔʁ.zin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Morzine in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Morzine, spelled M-O-R-Z-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y a, entre Thonon-les-Bains et Morzine, des cols partout, le col de Salève, le col de la Ramaz et, pour finir, une paire de Joux : le col de Joux-Plane, et celui de Joux-Verte.

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 "Morzine"?
"Morzine" is spelled M-O-R-Z-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔʁ.zin\.
What does "Morzine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Morzine" means: Commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie.
How do you pronounce "Morzine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Morzine" is \mɔʁ.zin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Morzine" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list