mourir

Name: mourir, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\mu.ʁiʁ\

/\mu.ʁiʁ\/ verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“mourir” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,486 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#1,486
frequency rank, French: 6
letters: 7
tracked misspellings: 16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cesser de vivre ; devenir mort.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mourir vs munir

67% similar

mourir vs mourra

67% similar

mourir vs mourrir

86% similar

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

Key facts for mourir
Property	Value
Headword	mourir
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\mu.ʁiʁ\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#1,486
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	16
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mourir” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mourir lands here:

#1,486

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for mourir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mu.ʁiʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,486 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mourir, with forms such as "mmourir", "moruir", and "mouirr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "munir", "mourra", "mourrir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mourir, spelled M-O-U-R-I-R.

Definition

1
Cesser de vivre ; devenir mort.
2
Subir des tourments ; être tourmenté.
3
Finir, disparaitre, en parlant des États, des institutions, des établissements, des choses morales, des productions de l’esprit, des ouvrages de l’art.
4
Finir peu à peu en parlant de certaines choses, de l’activité, du mouvement ou de choses qui finissent par une dégradation insensible, comme les sons, les couleurs, etc.
5
Être sur le point de mourir

Synonyms

aller ad patres dernière demeure avaler sa chique avaler son bulletin de naissance avaler son extrait de naissance avoir fait son temps bouffer les pissenlits par la racinebrouter les barabans par la racinebrouter les pissenlits par la racine cannercabanchercalancher camarder casser sa pipecesser d’êtreclaboter clamser clapser claquer crever décéder défunter défuncterdéfunquerdénaitre dénaître disparaître dormir sous le marronnier être au ciel être rappelé à Dieu expirer fermer les yeuxfermer les yeux à la lumièrefinirfinir comme engraisfinir en engraisfumer les mauves par la racine lever les fourcheslever les pattesmanger des fraises par la racinemanger les barabans par la racinemanger les cramias par la racinemanger les pissenlits par la racine manger les mauves par la racine monter au ciel monter aux cieux ne plus avoir mal aux dents nourrir les pissenlits par la racine partir partir aux fleurs passer de vie à trépas passer l’arme à gauchepayer sa dette à la natureperdre la vie périr péter au frette quitter ce monde rendre l’âme rendre le dernier soupir rendre l’esprit rendre son âme à Dieu rendre son dernier souffle éteindre consumer s'endormir du sommeil de la tombe succomber tirer le pissenlit par la racine tirer sa révérence tourner de l’œil trépasser franchir le noir passage

Antonyms

démourir naître renaître ressusciter se réincarner revivre survivre vivre

This word in other languages

die(English)morir(Español)sterben(Deutsch)falecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmourir,moruir,mouirr,mourirr,mourri,muorir,omurir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "mourir"

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 "mourir"?

"mourir" is spelled M-O-U-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mu.ʁiʁ\.

What does "mourir" mean?

As a verb, "mourir" means: Cesser de vivre ; devenir mort.

What words are commonly confused with "mourir"?

"mourir" is commonly confused with "munir", "mourra", "mourrir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "mourir"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mourir" is \mu.ʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "mourir" come from?

"mourir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “mourir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is M-O-U-R-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \mu.ʁiʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “munir” - see the side-by-side comparison. mourir vs munir
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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.