mousse

\mus\

/\mus\/ noun

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The verdict

“mousse” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,892 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,892
frequency rank, French
6
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plante rase des lieux humides formant des tapis spongieux composés de plusieurs individus.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mousse vs muse
67% similar
mousse vs musée
67% similar
mousse vs musso
67% similar

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

Key facts for mousse
PropertyValue
Headwordmousse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mus\
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,892
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mousse” 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). mousse lands here:

#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 mousse is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mus\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,892 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mousse, with forms such as "mmousse", "mosuse", and "mouses". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "muse", "musée", "musso", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mousse, spelled M-O-U-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante rase des lieux humides formant des tapis spongieux composés de plusieurs individus.
  2. 2
    Amas serré de bulles qui se forme à la surface d’un liquide.
  3. 3
    Polymère solidifié sous la forme de micro-bulles, à la consistance spongieuse et élastique.
  4. 4
    Matériau alvéolaire.
  5. 5
    Dessert, plein de bulles, en général au chocolat.
  6. 6
    Forme donnée à certain composant pour augmenter sa surface de contact.
  7. 7
    Bière.
  8. 8
    Souci, inquiétude.

Synonyms

écume

This word in other languages

moss(English)musgo(Español)Moos(Deutsch)colarinho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmousse,mosuse,mouses,muosse,omusse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmousse1mosuse2mouses2muosse2omusse2
Edit distance from "mousse"

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 "mousse"?
"mousse" is spelled M-O-U-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mus\.
What does "mousse" mean?
As a noun, "mousse" means: Plante rase des lieux humides formant des tapis spongieux composés de plusieurs individus.
What words are commonly confused with "mousse"?
"mousse" is commonly confused with "muse", "musée", "musso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mousse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mousse" is \mus\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mousse" come from?
"mousse" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “mousse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-U-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mus\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “muse” - see the side-by-side comparison. mousse vs muse
  • 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