féminins

adj

The verdict

“féminins” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,060
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de féminin.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

féminins vs féminité
75% similar
féminins vs féminin
88% similar
féminins vs féminine
88% similar

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

Key facts for féminins
PropertyValue
Headwordféminins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,060
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “féminins” 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). féminins 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 13 spelling variants around féminins, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,060 among 137,178 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for féminins, with forms such as "feminins", "fféminins", and "fméinins". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "féminité", "féminin", "féminine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is féminins, spelled F-É-M-I-N-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de féminin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: feminins,fféminins,fméinins,féimnins,fémiinns,fémininns,fémininss,féminisn,féminnins,féminnis,fémminins,fémniins,éfminins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of féminins - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

feminins1fféminins1fméinins2féimnins2fémiinns2fémininns1fémininss1féminisn2
Edit distance from "féminins"

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 "féminins"?
"féminins" is spelled F-É-M-I-N-I-N-S.
What does "féminins" mean?
As an adjective, "féminins" means: Masculin pluriel de féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "féminins"?
"féminins" is commonly confused with "féminité", "féminin", "féminine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "féminins" come from?
"féminins" 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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Using “féminins”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-É-M-I-N-I-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “féminité” - see the side-by-side comparison. féminins vs féminité
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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