noix de muscade
\nwa də mys.kad\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | noix de muscade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nwa də mys.kad\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Graine du muscadier, qu’on râpe pour obtenir une poudre parfumée utilisée en cuisine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how noix de muscade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
Les épices fondamentales sont le poivre, le clou de girofle, la noix de muscade, la cannelle, toutes issues de l’Insulinde.
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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.