muse

\myz\

/\myz\/ noun

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The verdict

“muse” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,095. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,095
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Génie artistique, inspiration.

Corpus desk

Index FR-muse · muse · French

muse · rank #14,095 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,095
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mt

Nearest frequency peer: Mt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « muse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « muse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

muse vs muy
50% similar
muse vs must
75% similar
muse vs muté
50% similar

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

Key facts for muse
PropertyValue
Headwordmuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\myz\
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,095
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « muse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).musese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Mt » (#14,094), « mèche » (#14,096), « moutarde » (#14,093). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « muse » est au #14,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around muse (IPA \myz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,095 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for muse, with forms such as "mmuse", "msue", and "mues". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "muy", "must", "muté", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is muse, spelled M-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Génie artistique, inspiration.
  2. 2
    Génie artistique, inspiration.
  3. 3
    Personne ou sentiment qui inspire un poète.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Oh! les chastes églogues! Oh! les idylles chantées par les poètes! Oh! les paysanneries enrubannées et naïves qui défilent, conduites par la muse de Mme Deshoulières, au son des flageolets et des tambourins!
  2. Une muse enjouée, badine, sévère.

This word in other languages

muse(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmuse
  • msue
  • mues
  • musse
  • umse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of muse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmuse1msue2mues2musse1umse2
Edit distance from "muse"

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 "muse"?
"muse" is spelled M-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \myz\.
What does "muse" mean?
As a noun, "muse" means: Génie artistique, inspiration.
What words are commonly confused with "muse"?
"muse" is commonly confused with "muy", "must", "muté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muse" is \myz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muse" come from?
"muse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "muse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

môme#14,097Ohio#14,104oups#14,106papy#14,108

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

luna5 variantslist5 variantshaïr5 variantsSaxe5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list