# messes vs mousses

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### messes
*noun · IPA \mɛs\ · frequency rank #20,500*
Pluriel de messe.

### mousses
*noun · IPA \mus\ · frequency rank #25,406*
Pluriel de mousse (nom féminin).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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