qin

\tʃin\

/\tʃin\/ noun

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The verdict

“qin” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #46,976) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#46,976
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-qin · qin · French

qin · rank #46,976 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,976
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH quadrillage

Nearest frequency peer: quadrillage (+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 “qin”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “qin” 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).

qin vs Qs
0% similar
qin vs que
33% similar
qin vs qui
33% similar

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

Key facts for qin
PropertyValue
Headwordqin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʃin\
Letters3
Frequency rank#46,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “qin” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « quadrillage » (#46,977), « pélican » (#46,974), « quenelles » (#46,978). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for qin is neighbouring look-alikes ("Qs", "que", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \tʃin\. Frequency #46,976 among 352 “Q” headwords. Gloss: "Guqin.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for qin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Qs", "que", "qui", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is qin, spelled Q-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Guqin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La dynastie Tang entre dans une grande prospérité malgré les violences qui suivent la prise de pouvoir de Taizong. … Les femmes y tiennent un rôle de plus en plus important, que traduit la mode des robes longues, des coiffures en chignon, des bijoux, ainsi que la revalorisation des instruments de musique, le qin, une cithare horizontale à tenons mobiles,…
  2. Ce conte figure dans le Lü shi Chunqiu : le lettré Yu Boya était un prodigieux joueur de qin mais il se trouva que seul un pauvre bûcheron, Zhong Ziqi, était capable de comprendre les sentiments que ses compositions et son jeu exprimaient. Il venait le rejoindre dans la forêt. Le bûcheron se repérait au son de la cithare de son ami parmi les branches et l…

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 "qin"?
"qin" is spelled Q-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tʃin\.
What does "qin" mean?
As a noun, "qin" means: Guqin.
What words are commonly confused with "qin"?
"qin" is commonly confused with "Qs", "que", "qui". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "qin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "qin" is \tʃin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "qin" come from?
"qin" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

roe#47,003NRA#46,918vom#47,100VRP#47,101

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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