coin

\kwɛ̃\

/\kwɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“coin” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,435
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce de fer ou de bois ou de toute autre matière dure, de forme prismatique, dont on se sert principalement pour fendre du bois, des pierres, en la faisant entrer de force avec un maillet ou un ma...

Corpus desk

Index FR-coin · coin · French

coin · rank #1,435 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,435
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chiffres

Nearest frequency peer: chiffres (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “coin”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “coin” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

coin vs con
75% similar
coin vs cou
50% similar
coin vs col
50% similar

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

Key facts for coin
PropertyValue
Headwordcoin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kwɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,435
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coin” 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). coin lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around coin (IPA \kwɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,435 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 21 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for coin, with forms such as "ccoin", "cion", and "coinn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "con", "cou", "col", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is coin, spelled C-O-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce de fer ou de bois ou de toute autre matière dure, de forme prismatique, dont on se sert principalement pour fendre du bois, des pierres, en la faisant entrer de force avec un maillet ou un marteau.
  2. 2
    Pièce de bois, de métal ou de plastique pour serrer ou pour assujettir certaines choses.
  3. 3
    Entrave.
  4. 4
    Poinçon qui sert à marquer de la vaisselle, des bijoux d’or et d’argent.
  5. 5
    Morceau d’acier gravé en creux dont on se sert pour frapper de la monnaie, des médailles. → voir fleur de coin.
  6. 6
    Marque.
  7. 7
    Endroit, lieu où se trouve un angle saillant ou rentrant.
  8. 8
    Lieu isolé, dans la salle de classe, où doit se tenir debout un élève puni; punition par laquelle un élève doit se tenir debout dans un lieu isolé de la classe, le dos tourné à ses camarades
  9. 9
    Endroit qui n’est pas exposé à la vue.
  10. 10
    Endroit retiré et peu fréquenté.
  11. 11
    Quartier.
  12. 12
    Lieu, région.
  13. 13
    Partie.
  14. 14
    Extrémité.
  15. 15
    Parement décoratif, souvent brodé, sur les côtés d'un bas, généralement dans la partie inférieure.
  16. 16
    Morceau, portion de quelque chose.
  17. 17
    Pièces de parchemin, de cuir ou de métal dont on garnit les angles d’un livre, d’un registre.
  18. 18
    Troupe d’infanterie formant un bataillon triangulaire dont une pointe était tournée vers l’ennemi.
  19. 19
    Incisives qui sont le plus près des crocs, de chaque côté de la bouche du cheval.
  20. 20
    Une des quatre cases du coin de l’échiquier (a8, a1, h1 ou h8).
  21. 21
    Emplacement, souvent secret, de récolte de plantes, de champignons.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faire entrer le coin, les coins dans une pièce de bois pour la fendre.
  2. Et il me remit un coin pour l’aider à détacher un morceau de houille qu’il avait entamé par dessous ; car les piqueurs se font aider par les rouleurs.

Synonyms

martyr

This word in other languages

wedge(English)cuña(Español)Keil(Deutsch)cunha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoin
  • cion
  • coinn
  • coni
  • ocin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoin1cion2coinn1coni2ocin2
Edit distance from "coin"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coin"?
"coin" is spelled C-O-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kwɛ̃\.
What does "coin" mean?
As a noun, "coin" means: Pièce de fer ou de bois ou de toute autre matière dure, de forme prismatique, dont on se sert principalement pour fendre du bois, des pierres, en la faisant entrer de force avec un maillet ou un ma...
What words are commonly confused with "coin"?
"coin" is commonly confused with "con", "cou", "col". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coin" is \kwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coin" come from?
"coin" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chat#1,433café#1,432mets#1,444tuer#1,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

aimé5 variantsNoël5 variantssœur5 variantsrire5 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "coin". Here's where to go from here.

  • "coin" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "con". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,435 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse

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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