moussu
\mu.sy\
The verdict
“moussu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est couvert de mousse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-moussu · moussu · French
moussu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moussu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mu.sy\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « moussu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
moussu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mu.sy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
moussu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is moussu, spelled M-O-U-S-S-U.
Definition
- 1Qui est couvert de mousse.
- 2Rose moussue : rose dont le calice et la tige sont garnis d’une sorte de mousse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how moussu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ici, les rouges rayons du soleil lançaient une lumière éparse et décolorée, qui ruisselait sur les branches brisées et les troncs moussus des arbres.
Le char à bancs disparaissait derrière une belle roche moussue et couronnée de charmes difformes dont les troncs gris et vigoureux tranchaient sur la verdure d’un champ de blé.
This word in other languages
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.