mousseline

\mu.slin\

/\mu.slin\/ noun

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The verdict

“mousseline” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,932. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,932
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Toile de coton très claire et ordinairement très fine.

Key facts for mousseline
PropertyValue
Headwordmousseline
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mu.slin\
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,932
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mousseline” 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). mousseline lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mousseline (IPA \mu.slin\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,932 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mousseline, with forms such as "mmousseline", "mosuseline", and "mouseline". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 mousseline, spelled M-O-U-S-S-E-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toile de coton très claire et ordinairement très fine.
  2. 2
    Étoffe fine et souple.
  3. 3
    Écran léger, voile.
  4. 4
    Verre à vin très fin, dépoli et orné de motifs imitant le tissu du même nom. → voir mousselinage
  5. 5
    Fine purée de pomme de terre, plus généralement préparation légère.
  6. 6
    Plante du genre Asparagus.

This word in other languages

muslin(English)muselina(Español)Musselin(Deutsch)musselina(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmousseline
  • mosuseline
  • mouseline
  • mousesline
  • mousseilne
  • mousselien
  • mousselinne
  • mousselline
  • mousselnie
  • moussleine
  • muosseline
  • omusseline

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mousseline - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmousseline1mosuseline2mouseline1mousesline2mousseilne2mousselien2mousselinne1mousselline1
Edit distance from "mousseline"

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 "mousseline"?
"mousseline" is spelled M-O-U-S-S-E-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mu.slin\.
What does "mousseline" mean?
As a noun, "mousseline" means: Toile de coton très claire et ordinairement très fine.
What are common misspellings of "mousseline"?
Common misspellings include "mmousseline", "mosuseline", "mouseline", "mousesline", "mousseilne". The correct spelling is "mousseline".
How do you pronounce "mousseline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mousseline" is \mu.slin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mousseline" come from?
"mousseline" 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 “mousseline”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-U-S-S-E-L-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mu.slin\ (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

Same frequency band

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