noix de muscade

\nwa də mys.kad\

/\nwa də mys.kad\/ noun

The verdict

“noix de muscade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Graine du muscadier, qu’on râpe pour obtenir une poudre parfumée utilisée en cuisine.

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Index FR-noix-de-muscade · noix de muscade · French

noix de muscade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for noix de muscade
PropertyValue
Headwordnoix de muscade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nwa də mys.kad\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « noix de muscade » en français

noix de muscaden'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

noix de muscade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nwa də mys.kad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Graine du muscadier, qu’on râpe pour obtenir une poudre parfumée utilisée en cuisine.".

No misspelling variants are generated for noix de muscade in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is noix de muscade, spelled N-O-I-X- -D-E- -M-U-S-C-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Graine du muscadier, qu’on râpe pour obtenir une poudre parfumée utilisée en cuisine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La noix de muscade est quelquefois indiquée comme antiseptique générale ou intestinale, dans les troubles digestifs, comme stimulant général, stimulant de la circulation et du système nerveux.
  2. Les épices fondamentales sont le poivre, le clou de girofle, la noix de muscade, la cannelle, toutes issues de l’Insulinde.

Synonyms

muscademyristicacéenoix muscade

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noix de muscade"?
"noix de muscade" is spelled N-O-I-X- -D-E- -M-U-S-C-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nwa də mys.kad\.
What does "noix de muscade" mean?
As a noun, "noix de muscade" means: Graine du muscadier, qu’on râpe pour obtenir une poudre parfumée utilisée en cuisine.
How do you pronounce "noix de muscade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noix de muscade" is \nwa də mys.kad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "noix de muscade" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list