noix muscade
\nwa mys.kad\
The verdict
“noix 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
- 12
- 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-muscade · noix muscade · French
noix muscade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 muscade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nwa mys.kad\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
noix muscade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nwa 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 generated misspelling entries exist for noix muscade in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is noix muscade, spelled N-O-I-X- -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 muscade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jusqu’à aujourd’hui où, qui l’eut dit à l'époque, une noix muscade flotte aux vents des alizés sur l’emblème national de l’île de la Grenade, dessinée en rouge et jaune sur un triangle vert.
L’usage du macis et de la noix muscade semble remonter à l’Égypte antique.
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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.