seins

\sɛ̃\

/\sɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“seins” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,099. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,099
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-seins · seins · French

seins · rank #4,099 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,099
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH références

Nearest frequency peer: références (-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 « seins »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « seins » 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).

seins vs ses
60% similar
seins vs sen
60% similar
seins vs sin
60% similar

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

Key facts for seins
PropertyValue
Headwordseins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,099
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « seins »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).seinsse 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 « références » (#4,098), « ronde » (#4,097), « stations » (#4,101). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « seins » est au #4,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around seins (IPA \sɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,099 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de sein.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for seins, with forms such as "esins", "seinns", and "seinss". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ses", "sen", "sin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is seins, spelled S-E-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de sein.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Modelée comme un tanagra, statuette de chair aux petits seins pointus, hanches étroites et jambes fines, vive et souple, Lizzie inspirait un chaud désir, tempéré de tendres égards.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esins
  • seinns
  • seinss
  • seisn
  • senis
  • sseins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of seins - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esins2seinns1seinss1seisn2senis2sseins1
Edit distance from "seins"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ronde#4,097Valls#4,108admis#4,119basée#4,126

Similar misspelling depth

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

rond6 variantsflux6 variantsdons6 variantsbouffe6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list