lins

\lɛ̃\

/\lɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“lins” is uncommon French (frequency #70,798 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,798
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de lin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lins · lins · French

lins · rank #70,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,798
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH limits

Nearest frequency peer: limits (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « lins »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « lins » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lins
PropertyValue
Headwordlins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lins » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).linstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « limits » (#70,797), « livrable » (#70,799), « limer » (#70,796). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lins » est au #70,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lins is uncommon French at frequency #70,798 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de lin.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lins, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lins, spelled L-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Voici l’époque d’un second labour pour les semailles d’hiver, l’époque de culbuter avec la charrue les prairies artificielles en fleurs, et destinées à recevoir du froment ; de déchardonner les avoines, de sarcler les lins, de couper le fromental, le sainfoin, le raygrass ; de former des composts avec les herbes que vous avez ramassées ; et si vous avez b…

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 "lins"?
"lins" is spelled L-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ̃\.
What does "lins" mean?
As a noun, "lins" means: Pluriel de lin.
How do you pronounce "lins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lins" is \lɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lins" come from?
"lins" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Leni#70,794Mady#70,807Lain#70,787koro#70,778

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list