mouton
\mu.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“mouton” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,729 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,729
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mammifère herbivore de la famille des ovidés, à poils laineux et frisés.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mouton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mu.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,729 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mouton” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mouton is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mu.tɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,729 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mouton, with forms such as "mmouton", "motuon", and "mouotn". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "moutons", "Moon", "motos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mouton, spelled M-O-U-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Mammifère herbivore de la famille des ovidés, à poils laineux et frisés.
- 2Les béliers, brebis et agneaux, quand ils sont en troupe.
- 3Bélier châtré qu’on engraisse pour la boucherie.
- 4Viande de cet animal.
- 5Peau de cet animal, basane.
- 6Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom.
- 7Homme aposté pour gagner la confiance d’un prisonnier, découvrir son secret et le révéler.
- 8Personne sans autonomie ou originalité, conformiste, qui se contente de suivre un meneur ou un groupe → voir mouton de Panurge.
- 9Personne dominée et docile, qui se fait dépouiller de ses richesses, qui ne sait pas se défendre.
- 10Masse de fer ou grosse pièce de bois, qu’on élève et qu’on laisse retomber sur des pieux pour les enfoncer en terre.
- 11Grosse pièce de bois dans laquelle sont engagées les anses d’une cloche, pour la tenir suspendue.
- 12Vagues blanchissantes qui s’élèvent sur la mer et sur les grandes rivières, lorsqu’elles commencent à être agitées.
- 13Flocons de poussière qui s’assemblent sous les meubles.
- 14Espèce de marteau utilisé pour frapper le métal dans la fabrication des épingles.
- 15En poterie, pièces collées entre elles et ratées par une cuisson trop forte.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmouton,motuon,mouotn,moutno,moutonn,moutton,muoton,omuton
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mouton - 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.
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.
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Using “mouton”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-U-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mu.tɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “moutons” - see the side-by-side comparison. mouton vs moutons
- 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.