Which to use
“blind” and “brin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,494
- “blind” frequency rank
- #10,462
- “brin” frequency rank
- 34956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blind | brin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mise obligatoire par les deux premiers joueurs, qui doivent miser avant de voir leurs cartes. | Pousse que le grain ou la graine émet d’abord hors de terre. |
Where the eye mixes blind and brin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blind and brin
A purely visual mix-up. blind (\blajnd\) and brin (\bʁɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blind is recorded at frequency rank #24,494, classified as anoun, pronounced \blajnd\. brin is at rank #10,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁɛ̃\.
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 34956, this pair ranks #280,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blind vs brin
Shared letters: bin. Private to "blind": dl. Private to "brin": r.
"blind" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "brin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blind" for "brin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blind" vs "brin" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blind" and "brin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blier vs blind". 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 #280,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.