mouron

\mu.ʁɔ̃\

/\mu.ʁɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“mouron” is uncommon French (frequency #62,458 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,458
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite plante annuelle, à fleurs rouges, parfois bleues, (Anagallis arvensis L., 1753), de la famille des primulacées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mouron · mouron · French

mouron · rank #62,458 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,458
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH motoriste

Nearest frequency peer: motoriste (-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 « mouron »

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 « mouron » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mouron
PropertyValue
Headwordmouron
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mu.ʁɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,458
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mouron » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.mourontombe 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: « motoriste » (#62,457), « mues » (#62,459), « Morzine » (#62,456). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mouron » est au #62,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mouron is uncommon French at frequency #62,458 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mu.ʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mouron, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mouron, spelled M-O-U-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite plante annuelle, à fleurs rouges, parfois bleues, (Anagallis arvensis L., 1753), de la famille des primulacées.
  2. 2
    Petite plante annuelle, à fleurs blanches, (Stellaria media (L.) Vill., 1789), de la famille des caryophyllacées, envahissante dans les cultures, et qui peut servir à la nourriture des oiseaux en cage.
  3. 3
    Synonyme de pilosité, (dans le même sens que gazon).
  4. 4
    Souci, utilisé presque uniquement dans l’expression se faire du mouron.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mouron bleu.
  2. Mouron rouge.

Synonyms

morgelinemenuchonstellaire

This word in other languages

chickweed(English)Miere(Deutsch)

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 "mouron"?
"mouron" is spelled M-O-U-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mu.ʁɔ̃\.
What does "mouron" mean?
As a noun, "mouron" means: Petite plante annuelle, à fleurs rouges, parfois bleues, (Anagallis arvensis L., 1753), de la famille des primulacées.
How do you pronounce "mouron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mouron" is \mu.ʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mouron" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Moloch#62,453neural#62,471nouées#62,475masure#62,436

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list