mouth

\ˈmaʊθ\

/\ˈmaʊθ\/ noun

The verdict

“mouth” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,308
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bouche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mouth · mouth · French

mouth · rank #46,308 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,308
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mouraient

Nearest frequency peer: mouraient (-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 « mouth »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mouth » 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).

mouth vs much
60% similar
mouth vs muté
60% similar
mouth vs mouton
67% similar

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

Key facts for mouth
PropertyValue
Headwordmouth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmaʊθ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,308
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mouth »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mouraient » (#46,307), « mouvants » (#46,309), « Mortagne » (#46,306). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mouth » est au #46,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mouth (IPA \ˈmaʊθ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,308 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mouth, with forms such as "mmouth", "motuh", and "mouht". 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, "much", "muté", "mouton", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mouth, spelled M-O-U-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bouche.
  2. 2
    Embouchure.
  3. 3
    Entrée
  4. 4
    Goulot (d'une bouteille).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmouth
  • motuh
  • mouht
  • mouthh
  • moutth
  • muoth
  • omuth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mouth - 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.

mmouth1motuh2mouht2mouthh1moutth1muoth2omuth2
Edit distance from "mouth"

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 "mouth"?
"mouth" is spelled M-O-U-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmaʊθ\.
What does "mouth" mean?
As a noun, "mouth" means: Bouche.
What words are commonly confused with "mouth"?
"mouth" is commonly confused with "much", "muté", "mouton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mouth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mouth" is \ˈmaʊθ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mouth" come from?
"mouth" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list