moines

\mwan\

/\mwan\/ noun

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The verdict

“moines” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,087
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-moines · moines · French

moines · rank #7,087 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,087
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Miller

Nearest frequency peer: Miller (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « moines »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « moines » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

moines vs mois
67% similar
moines vs Mons
50% similar
moines vs moins
83% similar

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

Key facts for moines
PropertyValue
Headwordmoines
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mwan\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,087
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « moines »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).moinesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Miller » (#7,086), « mondiaux » (#7,088), « meurtres » (#7,085). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moines » est au #7,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around moines (IPA \mwan\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,087 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de moine.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for moines, with forms such as "miones", "mmoines", and "moiens". 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, "mois", "Mons", "moins", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is moines, spelled M-O-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de moine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Voilà pour le clergé séculier, quant au clergé régulier, on s’apercevra ce jour-là, que, sous prétexte de désencapuciner la France et son armée, on a introduit de force dans les cadres de cette dernière, 15 à 20,000 sous-officiers, moines et frères des écoles chrétiennes, défroqués pour la durée de la guerre et chargés d’un fusil que leur conscience ne le…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • miones
  • mmoines
  • moiens
  • moiness
  • moinnes
  • moinse
  • monies
  • omines

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

miones2mmoines1moiens2moiness1moinnes1moinse2monies2omines2
Edit distance from "moines"

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 "moines"?
"moines" is spelled M-O-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mwan\.
What does "moines" mean?
As a noun, "moines" means: Pluriel de moine.
What words are commonly confused with "moines"?
"moines" is commonly confused with "mois", "Mons", "moins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moines" is \mwan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moines" come from?
"moines" 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 "moines", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Miller#7,086jouets#7,078plaint#7,100inclut#7,072

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

foncé8 variantsdevise8 variantsVedette8 variantscrash8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list