moudre

\mudʁ\

/\mudʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“moudre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,919
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre en poudre au moyen d’un moulin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moudre · moudre · French

moudre · rank #32,919 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,919
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mossad

Nearest frequency peer: Mossad (-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 « moudre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « moudre » 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).

moudre vs mûre
50% similar
moudre vs moue
67% similar
moudre vs moule
67% similar

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

Key facts for moudre
PropertyValue
Headwordmoudre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mudʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,919
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « moudre »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.moudrese 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 « Mossad » (#32,918), « moulures » (#32,920), « mos » (#32,917). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moudre » est au #32,919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around moudre (IPA \mudʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,919 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for moudre, with forms such as "mmoudre", "modure", and "mouddre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mûre", "moue", "moule", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is moudre, spelled M-O-U-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre en poudre au moyen d’un moulin.
  2. 2
    Meurtrir, rendre dolent, en parlant du corps ou d'une partie de celui-ci.
  3. 3
    Discuter à perte de vue, débattre dans le vide.
  4. 4
    Jouer d’un instrument de musique sans nuance et sans expression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il faut environ 3 chevaux-vapeur pour une paire de meules qui moud 15 à 16 hectolitres de blé par 24 heures.
  2. Le moulin n’a pas assez d’eau, il ne peut moudre que six mois de l’année.

Synonyms

broyerpulvériser

This word in other languages

grind(English)moler(Español)mahlen(Deutsch)moer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoudre
  • modure
  • mouddre
  • mouder
  • moudrre
  • mourde
  • muodre
  • omudre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmoudre1modure2mouddre1mouder2moudrre1mourde2muodre2omudre2
Edit distance from "moudre"

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 "moudre"?
"moudre" is spelled M-O-U-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mudʁ\.
What does "moudre" mean?
As a verb, "moudre" means: Mettre en poudre au moyen d’un moulin.
What words are commonly confused with "moudre"?
"moudre" is commonly confused with "mûre", "moue", "moule". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moudre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moudre" is \mudʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moudre" come from?
"moudre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mossad#32,918Mumbai#32,922misent#32,911nobody#32,929

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

meules8 variantsmazout8 variantsMaurras8 variantsmasseur8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list