muscadet

Name: muscadet, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\mys.ka.dɛ\

/\mys.ka.dɛ\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“muscadet” is uncommon French (frequency #66,139 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,139
frequency rank, French: 202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cépage de raisin blanc cultivé dans le pays nantais. En réalité le vrai nom de ce cépage (celui inscrit au catalogue des espèces) est melon ou melon de Bourgogne. En 2006 on en cultivait 2000 hecta...

Key facts for muscadet
Property	Value
Headword	muscadet
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\mys.ka.dɛ\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#66,139
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muscadet” 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). muscadet lands here:

#66,139

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

muscadet is uncommon French at frequency #66,139 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mys.ka.dɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for muscadet, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is muscadet, spelled M-U-S-C-A-D-E-T.

Definition

1
Cépage de raisin blanc cultivé dans le pays nantais. En réalité le vrai nom de ce cépage (celui inscrit au catalogue des espèces) est melon ou melon de Bourgogne. En 2006 on en cultivait 2000 hectares en France.
2
Vin blanc sec issu de ce cépage.
3
Nom donné parfois à deux cépages différents : le pinot gris et le chardonnay.

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 "muscadet"?

"muscadet" is spelled M-U-S-C-A-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mys.ka.dɛ\.

What does "muscadet" mean?

As a noun, "muscadet" means: Cépage de raisin blanc cultivé dans le pays nantais. En réalité le vrai nom de ce cépage (celui inscrit au catalogue des espèces) est melon ou melon de Bourgogne. En 2006 on en cultivait 2000 hecta...

How do you pronounce "muscadet"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muscadet" is \mys.ka.dɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "muscadet" come from?

"muscadet" 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 “muscadet”

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

The one correct French spelling is M-U-S-C-A-D-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \mys.ka.dɛ\ (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.