Which to use
“bains” is a noun and “bin” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,210
- “bains” frequency rank
- #10,119
- “bin” frequency rank
- 14329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bains | bin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appartements destinés aux bains. | Variante de bien. |
Same sound, different letters: bains vs bin
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: bains vs bin
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bains and bin carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bɛ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadverb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bains is recorded at frequency rank #4,210, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛ̃\. bin is at rank #10,119, tagged as anadv, pronounced \bɛ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14329, this pair ranks #397,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bains vs bin
Shared letters: bin. Private to "bains": as. Private to "bin": -.
"bains" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bains ← abins · bainns · bainss · baisn · banis · bbains · bians
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bains" for "bin" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bains" or "bin"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "bains" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bains" and "bin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ber vs bin". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #397,166 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.