vins

\vɛ̃\

/\vɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“vins” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,370
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-vins · vins · French

vins · rank #3,370 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,370
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH trace

Nearest frequency peer: trace (-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 « vins »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « vins » 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).

vins vs vs
50% similar
vins vs VN
0% similar
vins vs vos
50% similar

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

Key facts for vins
PropertyValue
Headwordvins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,370
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vins »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.vinsse 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 « trace » (#3,369), « visible » (#3,371), « team » (#3,368). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vins » est au #3,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around vins (IPA \vɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,370 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de vin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for vins, with forms such as "ivns", "vinns", and "vinss". 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, "vs", "VN", "vos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vins, spelled V-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de vin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. S’il n’y a pas jusqu’à ce jour de réglementation spéciale visant les manutentions applicables à ces concentrés, si le 2° de l’article 3 du décret du 19 août 1921, modifié par le décret du 9 septembre 1934, autorise la clarification par le charbon pur des moûts blancs tachés, le même traitement est-il licite en vue de décaraméler un concentré blanc ou roug…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivns
  • vinns
  • vinss
  • visn
  • vnis
  • vvins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivns2vinns1vinss1visn2vnis2vvins1
Edit distance from "vins"

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

Same letter count

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

team#3,368solo#3,366paie#3,345Iran#3,339

Similar misspelling depth

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

seuil6 variantscanon6 variantscarré6 variantscasser6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list