moustache

\mus.taʃ\

/\mus.taʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“moustache” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,086
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poils qui poussent au-dessus de la lèvre supérieure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moustache · moustache · French

moustache · rank #11,086 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,086
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH moniteur

Nearest frequency peer: moniteur (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « moustache »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « moustache » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

moustache vs moustapha
78% similar
moustache vs moustachu
89% similar
moustache vs moustaches
90% similar

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

Key facts for moustache
PropertyValue
Headwordmoustache
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mus.taʃ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,086
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « moustache »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.moustachese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « moniteur » (#11,085), « moïse » (#11,087), « modérée » (#11,084). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moustache » est au #11,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around moustache (IPA \mus.taʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,086 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for moustache, with forms such as "mmoustache", "mosutache", and "mousatche". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "moustapha", "moustachu", "moustaches", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is moustache, spelled M-O-U-S-T-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poils qui poussent au-dessus de la lèvre supérieure.
  2. 2
    Vibrisse, longs poils que les chats, les lions et d’autres animaux ont autour de la gueule.
  3. 3
    Masse des longs poils qui recouvrent les pieds de certains chevaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Faudra voir ! faudra voir ! — murmura tout bas Agénor en frisant sa moustache droite.
  2. Ce commandant, un homme fort, haut, avec des moustaches et une barbiches grises, […], nous reçut avec bonhomie et amabilité.

Synonyms

bacchantecharmeuses

This word in other languages

moustache(English)bigote(Español)Schnurrbart(Deutsch)bigode(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoustache
  • mosutache
  • mousatche
  • mousstache
  • moustacche
  • moustaceh
  • moustachhe
  • moustahce
  • moustcahe
  • mousttache
  • moutsache
  • muostache
  • omustache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moustache - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmoustache1mosutache2mousatche2mousstache1moustacche1moustaceh2moustachhe1moustahce2
Edit distance from "moustache"

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 "moustache"?
"moustache" is spelled M-O-U-S-T-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mus.taʃ\.
What does "moustache" mean?
As a noun, "moustache" means: Poils qui poussent au-dessus de la lèvre supérieure.
What words are commonly confused with "moustache"?
"moustache" is commonly confused with "moustapha", "moustachu", "moustaches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moustache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moustache" is \mus.taʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moustache" come from?
"moustache" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impératif#11,072habituels#11,064généreuse#11,063protester#11,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

interrompu13 variantsféminins13 variantsfranklin13 variantsforestier13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list