mouchard

\mu.ʃaʁ\

/\mu.ʃaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“mouchard” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,741
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espion, indicateur pour la police.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mouchard · mouchard · French

mouchard · rank #45,741 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,741
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH monge

Nearest frequency peer: monge (-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 « mouchard »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mouchard » 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
Key facts for mouchard
PropertyValue
Headwordmouchard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mu.ʃaʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,741
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mouchard »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).mouchardse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « monge » (#45,740), « moulages » (#45,742), « MJC » (#45,739). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mouchard » est au #45,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mouchard (IPA \mu.ʃaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,741 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mouchard, with forms such as "mmouchard", "mocuhard", and "moucahrd". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mouchard, spelled M-O-U-C-H-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espion, indicateur pour la police.
  2. 2
    Personne qui observe des agissements pour en rendre compte.
  3. 3
    Personne qui en dénonce une autre.
  4. 4
    Trou qui permet d'observer.
  5. 5
    Appareil servant à enregistrer des données pour contrôler la vitesse ou la vigilance de conducteur.
  6. 6
    Avion de reconnaissance.
  7. 7
    Logiciel espion.
  8. 8
    Appareil doté d’un logiciel permettant d’espionner et d’enregistrer les conversations, les déplacements etc. d’autrui.
  9. 9
    Compas de route inversé suspendu au-dessus du lit du capitaine d'un navire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les listes des mouchards de Fouché ne nous ont pas été conservées, le Ministre les ayant brulées en Juin 1810 au moment de sa seconde disgrâce.
  2. Philosophe était le surnom que Peyrade donnait à Contenson, et que méritait cet Épictète des mouchards.

Synonyms

indicindicateurstooljudascompas de chambre

This word in other languages

confidential informant(English)Spitzel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmouchard
  • mocuhard
  • moucahrd
  • moucchard
  • mouchadr
  • mouchardd
  • moucharrd
  • mouchhard
  • mouchrad
  • mouhcard
  • muochard
  • omuchard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mouchard - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmouchard1mocuhard2moucahrd2moucchard1mouchadr2mouchardd1moucharrd1mouchhard1
Edit distance from "mouchard"

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 "mouchard"?
"mouchard" is spelled M-O-U-C-H-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \mu.ʃaʁ\.
What does "mouchard" mean?
As a noun, "mouchard" means: Espion, indicateur pour la police.
What are common misspellings of "mouchard"?
Common misspellings include "mmouchard", "mocuhard", "moucahrd", "moucchard", "mouchadr". The correct spelling is "mouchard".
How do you pronounce "mouchard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mouchard" is \mu.ʃaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mouchard" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moulages#45,742meurtrie#45,733maniable#45,728obstinée#45,761

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Malouines12 variantsonéreuses12 variantsordonnent12 variantslituanien12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list