mouchette
\mu.ʃɛt\
The verdict
“mouchette” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument ancien ayant la forme d’une paire de ciseaux destiné à tailler la mèche brûlée d’une chandelle et pourvu sur sa lame d’un petit réceptacle destiné à la recueillir. (voir note en dessous)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mouchette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mu.ʃɛt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mouchette” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mouchette is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mu.ʃɛt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
mouchette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mouchette, spelled M-O-U-C-H-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument ancien ayant la forme d’une paire de ciseaux destiné à tailler la mèche brûlée d’une chandelle et pourvu sur sa lame d’un petit réceptacle destiné à la recueillir. (voir note en dessous)
- 2Partie d’un vitrail dont les contours délimitent une forme asymétrique, évoquant souvent une flamme.
- 3Partie saillante d’un larmier.
- 4Petit rabot utilisé pour arrondir les angles des baguettes.
- 5Résidus de plâtre que l'on tamise, puis mélange avec des colorants et avec du plâtre neuf pour faire des enduits mouchetés.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mouchette”
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- The one correct French spelling is M-O-U-C-H-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mu.ʃɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.