musclée

\mys.kle\

/\mys.kle\/ adj

The verdict

“musclée” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,259
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de musclé.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

musclée vs musée
71% similar
musclée vs muscles
71% similar
musclée vs muscler
71% similar

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

Key facts for musclée
PropertyValue
Headwordmusclée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mys.kle\
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,259
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “musclée” 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). musclée lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around musclée (IPA \mys.kle\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,259 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de musclé.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for musclée, with forms such as "mmusclée", "msuclée", and "mucslée". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "musée", "muscles", "muscler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is musclée, spelled M-U-S-C-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de musclé.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmusclée,msuclée,mucslée,muscclée,musclee,muscleé,muscllée,muscéle,muslcée,mussclée,umsclée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of musclée - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmusclée1msuclée2mucslée2muscclée1musclee1muscleé2muscllée1muscéle2
Edit distance from "musclée"

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 "musclée"?
"musclée" is spelled M-U-S-C-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mys.kle\.
What does "musclée" mean?
As an adjective, "musclée" means: Féminin singulier de musclé.
What words are commonly confused with "musclée"?
"musclée" is commonly confused with "musée", "muscles", "muscler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "musclée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "musclée" is \mys.kle\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "musclée" come from?
"musclée" 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 “musclée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-U-S-C-L-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mys.kle\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “musée” - see the side-by-side comparison. musclée vs musée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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