muscadin

\mys.ka.dɛ̃\

/\mys.ka.dɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“muscadin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mot de la Révolution française utilisé sous la Convention (1793) pour stigmatiser les contre-révolutionnaires ou supposés tels, puis appliqué à partir de la réaction thermidorienne (fin 1794) à la ...

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Index FR-muscadin · muscadin · French

muscadin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for muscadin
PropertyValue
Headwordmuscadin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mys.ka.dɛ̃\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « muscadin » en français

muscadinsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

muscadin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mys.ka.dɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for muscadin in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is muscadin, spelled M-U-S-C-A-D-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mot de la Révolution française utilisé sous la Convention (1793) pour stigmatiser les contre-révolutionnaires ou supposés tels, puis appliqué à partir de la réaction thermidorienne (fin 1794) à la « jeunesse dorée » antirépublicaine, caractérisée par son élégance excentrique.
  2. 2
    Petit-maître, homme qui affecte beaucoup d’élégance dans sa mise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how muscadin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hier, un homme, connu par son patriotisme, passait dans le palais de la Révolution, qui est le repaire des agioteurs. Il entendit six jeunes gens, je dirai plutôt des muscadins, ce nom qu’une jeunesse orgueilleuse s’est fait donner, et qui attestera à la postérité, qu’il a existé en France, au milieu de sa révolution, des jeunes gens sans courage et sans…
  2. — Bon ! dit le chef de la patrouille, et qui me répondra de toi, monsieur le muscadin ? — Danton. Cela te va-t-il ? est-ce un bon patriote, celui-là ?

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "muscadin"?
"muscadin" is spelled M-U-S-C-A-D-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mys.ka.dɛ̃\.
What does "muscadin" mean?
As a noun, "muscadin" means: Mot de la Révolution française utilisé sous la Convention (1793) pour stigmatiser les contre-révolutionnaires ou supposés tels, puis appliqué à partir de la réaction thermidorienne (fin 1794) à la ...
How do you pronounce "muscadin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muscadin" is \mys.ka.dɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muscadin" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list