pins

\pɛ̃\

/\pɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“pins” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,922
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-pins · pins · French

pins · rank #10,922 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,922
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH piles

Nearest frequency peer: piles (-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 « pins »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pins » 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).

pins vs PS
0% similar
pins vs PN
0% similar
pins vs pis
75% similar

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

Key facts for pins
PropertyValue
Headwordpins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,922
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pins »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pinsse 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 « piles » (#10,921), « plaignent » (#10,923), « parlaient » (#10,920). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pins » est au #10,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pins (IPA \pɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,922 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de pin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pins, with forms such as "ipns", "pinns", and "pinss". 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, "PS", "PN", "pis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pins, spelled P-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de pin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans un grand épanchement de clarté, je vois, sous les pins des promontoires, une côte éclatante, d’immenses baies toutes bleues, une théâtrale enluminure, où la ligne déchiquetée des porphyres limite en ses anfractuosités rougeoyantes l’azur doré de la mer.
  2. La nuit monte. Parmi les pins et les érables Gisent de noirs débris où la flamme a passé, Du vain orgueil de l’homme images périssables.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipns
  • pinns
  • pinss
  • pisn
  • pnis
  • ppins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pins - 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.

ipns2pinns1pinss1pisn2pnis2ppins1
Edit distance from "pins"

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 "pins"?
"pins" is spelled P-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ̃\.
What does "pins" mean?
As a noun, "pins" means: Pluriel de pin.
What words are commonly confused with "pins"?
"pins" is commonly confused with "PS", "PN", "pis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pins" is \pɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pins" come from?
"pins" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rein#10,931tapé#10,956fire#10,874when#10,973

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

voeux6 variantswild6 variantsfanny6 variantsvalue6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list