vaccins

\vak.sɛ̃\

/\vak.sɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“vaccins” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,147
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-vaccins · vaccins · French

vaccins · rank #11,147 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,147
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vaccination

Nearest frequency peer: vaccination (-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 « vaccins »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vaccins » 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).

vaccins vs vains
71% similar
vaccins vs vaccin
86% similar
vaccins vs vacciner
75% similar

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

Key facts for vaccins
PropertyValue
Headwordvaccins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vak.sɛ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,147
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vaccins »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « vaccination » (#11,146), « vagin » (#11,148), « venais » (#11,149). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vaccins » est au #11,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around vaccins (IPA \vak.sɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,147 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de vaccin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for vaccins, with forms such as "avccins", "vaccinns", and "vaccinss". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vains", "vaccin", "vacciner", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 vaccins, spelled V-A-C-C-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de vaccin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En diminuant les doses on peut mener à bien la désensibilisation. Donc il ne faut user qu'avec prudence des vaccins dits « anticatarrhe » et autres préparations contenant les nucléoprotéines bactériennes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avccins
  • vaccinns
  • vaccinss
  • vaccisn
  • vaccnis
  • vacicns
  • vacins
  • vcacins
  • vvaccins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avccins2vaccinns1vaccinss1vaccisn2vaccnis2vacicns2vacins1vcacins2
Edit distance from "vaccins"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list