musette

\my.zɛt\

/\my.zɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“musette” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #45,189 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#45,189
frequency rank, French
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument de musique à vent dont le soufflet est actionné par le mouvement du bras, genre de cornemuse champêtre ; cabrette ; piva

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

musette vs musée
57% similar
musette vs mette
71% similar
musette vs muette
86% similar

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

Key facts for musette
PropertyValue
Headwordmusette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\my.zɛt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,189
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “musette” 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). musette lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for musette is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \my.zɛt\. Corpus data places it at rank #45,189 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for musette, with forms such as "mmusette", "msuette", and "muestte". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "musée", "mette", "muette", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is musette, spelled M-U-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument de musique à vent dont le soufflet est actionné par le mouvement du bras, genre de cornemuse champêtre ; cabrette ; piva
  2. 2
    Air fait pour cet instrument, ou dont le caractère lui convient.
  3. 3
    Danse française des XVIIᵉ et XVIIIᵉ siècles, fréquente dans les suites de danses de Couperin, Rameau, Bach, etc.
  4. 4
    Musique d’accompagnement de ces types de danses.
  5. 5
    Bal musette.
  6. 6
    Hautbois piccolo.
  7. 7
    L’un des jeux d’anche de l’orgue et de l’harmonium.
  8. 8
    Sac, généralement porté en bandoulière, dans lequel les soldats, les touristes, les écoliers, etc., enferment des provisions ou des objets divers.
  9. 9
    Sac qu'on attache au cou des chevaux et dans lequel ils mangent l'avoine.
  10. 10
    Variante de musaraigne musette (mammifère insectivore).

Synonyms

havresacsac

This word in other languages

bagpipe(English)Dudelsack(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmusette,msuette,muestte,musete,musetet,mussette,mustete,umsette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of musette - 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.

mmusette1msuette2muestte2musete1musetet2mussette1mustete2umsette2
Edit distance from "musette"

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 "musette"?
"musette" is spelled M-U-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \my.zɛt\.
What does "musette" mean?
As a noun, "musette" means: Instrument de musique à vent dont le soufflet est actionné par le mouvement du bras, genre de cornemuse champêtre ; cabrette ; piva
What words are commonly confused with "musette"?
"musette" is commonly confused with "musée", "mette", "muette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "musette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "musette" is \my.zɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "musette" come from?
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Using “musette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-U-S-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \my.zɛt\ (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. musette vs musée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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