souris

\su.ʁi\

/\su.ʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“souris” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,965 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,965
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit rongeur de la famille des muridés.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

souris vs suis
67% similar
souris vs sous
67% similar
souris vs surs
67% similar

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

Key facts for souris
PropertyValue
Headwordsouris
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.ʁi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,965
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “souris” 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). souris 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 souris is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \su.ʁi\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,965 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 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 souris, with forms such as "osuris", "soruis", and "souirs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "suis", "sous", "surs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is souris, spelled S-O-U-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit rongeur de la famille des muridés.
  2. 2
    Dispositif de commande tenu à la main, connecté à un ordinateur, et dont le déplacement sur une surface entraîne le déplacement d’un repère sur l’écran.
  3. 3
    Partie du gigot de mouton.
  4. 4
    Jeune fille ou femme.
  5. 5
    Terme affectueux utilisé pour s’adresser à un petit enfant.
  6. 6
    Tampon, fait de mèches textiles, qui sert à appliquer le vernis au tampon.
  7. 7
    Tampon hygiénique.
  8. 8
    Phalène de l’euphorbe.
  9. 9
    Cartilage du naseau des chevaux.
  10. 10
    Sorte de bonnet porté par les femmes.
  11. 11
    Nœud en nonpareille que les femmes portaient au XVIII^(ème) siècle.
  12. 12
    Cordeau de traçage dont la ficelle est imprégnée de poudre de craie bleue, le tout est contenue dans une boîte bobineuse à manivelle dont la forme évoque vaguement une souris, la ficelle faisant office de queue.

Synonyms

rongeurratmulot🐁🪤mulot🖯🖰🖱🖱️

This word in other languages

mouse(English)ratón(Español)Maus(Deutsch)camundongo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osuris,soruis,souirs,souriss,sourris,soursi,ssouris,suoris

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osuris2soruis2souirs2souriss1sourris1soursi2ssouris1suoris2
Edit distance from "souris"

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 "souris"?
"souris" is spelled S-O-U-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \su.ʁi\.
What does "souris" mean?
As a noun, "souris" means: Petit rongeur de la famille des muridés.
What words are commonly confused with "souris"?
"souris" is commonly confused with "suis", "sous", "surs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "souris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souris" is \su.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souris" come from?
"souris" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “souris”

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

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