musaraigne

\my.za.ʁɛɲ\

/\my.za.ʁɛɲ\/ noun

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The verdict

“musaraigne” is an uncommon French word, ranked #99,391 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#99,391
frequency rank, French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de petit mammifère carnassier, insectivore, de la famille des soricidés, à peu près de la grosseur d’une souris.

Key facts for musaraigne
PropertyValue
Headwordmusaraigne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\my.za.ʁɛɲ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,391
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “musaraigne” 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). musaraigne 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 musaraigne is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \my.za.ʁɛɲ\. Corpus data places it at rank #99,391 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for musaraigne, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is musaraigne, spelled M-U-S-A-R-A-I-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de petit mammifère carnassier, insectivore, de la famille des soricidés, à peu près de la grosseur d’une souris.
  2. 2
    Variante de musaraigne commune (mammifère insectivore).

Synonyms

soricidé

This word in other languages

shrew(English)musaraña(Español)Spitzmaus(Deutsch)

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 "musaraigne"?
"musaraigne" is spelled M-U-S-A-R-A-I-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \my.za.ʁɛɲ\.
What does "musaraigne" mean?
As a noun, "musaraigne" means: Espèce de petit mammifère carnassier, insectivore, de la famille des soricidés, à peu près de la grosseur d’une souris.
How do you pronounce "musaraigne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "musaraigne" is \my.za.ʁɛɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "musaraigne" come from?
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Using “musaraigne”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-U-S-A-R-A-I-G-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \my.za.ʁɛɲ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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