musique

\my.zik\

/\my.zik\/ noun

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The verdict

“musique” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #450 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#450
frequency rank, French
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Art de composer des sons pouvant apparaitre sous différentes formes : une mélodie, une harmonie, un rythme […] ; théorie de cet art, science des sons considérés sous le rapport de la mélodie, l’har...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

musique vs musiques
88% similar
musique vs mystique
75% similar
musique vs masque
71% similar

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

Key facts for musique
PropertyValue
Headwordmusique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\my.zik\
Letters7
Frequency rank#450
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “musique” 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). musique 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 musique is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \my.zik\. Corpus data places it at rank #450 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for musique, with forms such as "mmusique", "msuique", and "muisque". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "musiques", "mystique", "masque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is musique, spelled M-U-S-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art de composer des sons pouvant apparaitre sous différentes formes : une mélodie, une harmonie, un rythme […] ; théorie de cet art, science des sons considérés sous le rapport de la mélodie, l’harmonie, le rythme.
  2. 2
    Toute production qui relève de cet art ; succession de sons mesurés et rythmés selon certaines règles.
  3. 3
    Ensemble d’œuvres relevant de cet art et caractérisées par leur genre, par l’instrument, la formation pour lesquels elles sont conçues.
  4. 4
    Notation de la musique au moyen de signes spéciaux, et des feuilles, cahiers ou livres où elle est notée ; partition.
  5. 5
    Société philharmonique ou ensemble d’exécutants de musique instrumentale.
  6. 6
    Combinaison de sons rappelant la musique. Sons agréables.
  7. 7
    Suite de signes conventionnels indiquant les dernières performances d’un cheval de course.
  8. 8
    Ensemble de discussions, de débats, d’idées.
  9. 9
    Débris de plâtre broyés que l'on mélange au plâtre neuf que l'on gâche.

Synonyms

airchansonchantcinquième artmélodie

This word in other languages

music(English)música(Español)Musik(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmusique,msuique,muisque,musiqeu,musiqque,musiuqe,musqiue,mussique,umsique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of musique - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmusique1msuique2muisque2musiqeu2musiqque1musiuqe2musqiue2mussique1
Edit distance from "musique"

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 "musique"?
"musique" is spelled M-U-S-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \my.zik\.
What does "musique" mean?
As a noun, "musique" means: Art de composer des sons pouvant apparaitre sous différentes formes : une mélodie, une harmonie, un rythme […] ; théorie de cet art, science des sons considérés sous le rapport de la mélodie, l’har...
What words are commonly confused with "musique"?
"musique" is commonly confused with "musiques", "mystique", "masque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "musique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "musique" is \my.zik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "musique" come from?
"musique" 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 “musique”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-U-S-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \my.zik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “musiques” - see the side-by-side comparison. musique vs musiques
  • 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