mousquette

\mus.kɛt\

/\mus.kɛt\/ verb

The verdict

“mousquette” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe mousqueter.

Key facts for mousquette
PropertyValue
Headwordmousquette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mus.kɛt\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mousquette” sits in French frequency

mousquette falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for mousquette is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mus.kɛt\. 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.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mousquette in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is mousquette, spelled M-O-U-S-Q-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe mousqueter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe mousqueter.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe mousqueter.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe mousqueter.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe mousqueter.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mousquette"?
"mousquette" is spelled M-O-U-S-Q-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mus.kɛt\.
What does "mousquette" mean?
As a verb, "mousquette" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe mousqueter.
How do you pronounce "mousquette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mousquette" is \mus.kɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mousquette" come from?
"mousquette" 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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Using “mousquette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-U-S-Q-U-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mus.kɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list