muguet

\my.ɡɛ\

/\my.ɡɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“muguet” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #40,877 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#40,877
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom usuel de Convallaria majalis, plante herbacée des régions tempérées dont les fleurs printanières, petites et blanches, forment des grappes de clochettes très odorantes.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

muguet vs muret
67% similar
muguet vs mulet
67% similar
muguet vs mutuel
67% similar

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

Key facts for muguet
PropertyValue
Headwordmuguet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\my.ɡɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,877
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muguet” 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). muguet lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for muguet is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \my.ɡɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #40,877 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 muguet, with forms such as "mguuet", "mmuguet", and "mugeut". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "muret", "mulet", "mutuel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is muguet, spelled M-U-G-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom usuel de Convallaria majalis, plante herbacée des régions tempérées dont les fleurs printanières, petites et blanches, forment des grappes de clochettes très odorantes.
  2. 2
    Nom vernaculaire donné à plusieurs espèces de plantes qui ressemblent à celle précédemment citée : Maianthemum bifolium ou muguet des dames ; Ophiopogon japonicus ou muguet du Japon ; Salpichroa origanifolia ou muguet des pampas ; Polygonatum sp. ou grand muguet ou muguet du pauvre.
  3. 3
    Candidose ; blanchet.
  4. 4
    Jeune homme élégant, dandy.

Synonyms

clochette des boisgrelotgrilletlys des valléeslis des valléeslys de mailis de maiamourettegazon de Parnasselarmes de la Madonelarmes de Sainte Marielarmes de Notre-Dame

This word in other languages

lily of the valley(English)muguete(Español)Maiglöckchen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mguuet,mmuguet,mugeut,mugguet,muguett,mugute,muuget,umguet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of muguet - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mguuet2mmuguet1mugeut2mugguet1muguett1mugute2muuget2umguet2
Edit distance from "muguet"

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 "muguet"?
"muguet" is spelled M-U-G-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \my.ɡɛ\.
What does "muguet" mean?
As a noun, "muguet" means: Nom usuel de Convallaria majalis, plante herbacée des régions tempérées dont les fleurs printanières, petites et blanches, forment des grappes de clochettes très odorantes.
What words are commonly confused with "muguet"?
"muguet" is commonly confused with "muret", "mulet", "mutuel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muguet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muguet" is \my.ɡɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muguet" come from?
"muguet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “muguet”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-U-G-U-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \my.ɡɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “muret” - see the side-by-side comparison. muguet vs muret
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list