Muselier

\my.zə.lje\

/\my.zə.lje\/ name

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The verdict

“Muselier” is uncommon French (frequency #78,662 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,662
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille français.

Corpus desk

Index FR-muselier · Muselier · French

Muselier · rank #78,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,662
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH multiplexe

Nearest frequency peer: multiplexe (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Muselier »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Muselier » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Muselier
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuselier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\my.zə.lje\
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Muselier » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Museliertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « multiplexe » (#78,661), « multiplateforme » (#78,660), « méfié » (#78,664). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Muselier » est au #78,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Muselier is uncommon French at frequency #78,662 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \my.zə.lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille français.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Muselier, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Muselier, spelled M-U-S-E-L-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille français.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces divers points que l’amiral Muselier connaissait parfaitement le 5 août, sont en contradiction évidente avec les propos qui lui sont prêtés le même jour.

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 "Muselier"?
"Muselier" is spelled M-U-S-E-L-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \my.zə.lje\.
What does "Muselier" mean?
As a proper noun, "Muselier" means: Nom de famille français.
How do you pronounce "Muselier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muselier" is \my.zə.lje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Muselier" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moussons#78,656modifiez#78,650mitoyens#78,647Minnelli#78,639

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list