Which to use
“coins” and “cousins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,842
- “coins” frequency rank
- #8,222
- “cousins” frequency rank
- 14064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coins | cousins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coin. | Pluriel de cousin. |
Where the eye mixes coins and cousins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coins and cousins
A purely visual mix-up. coins (\kwɛ̃\) and cousins (\ku.zɛ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coins is recorded at frequency rank #5,842, classified as anoun, pronounced \kwɛ̃\. cousins is at rank #8,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku.zɛ̃\.
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 14064, this pair ranks #398,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coins vs cousins
Shared letters: cinos. Private to "coins": -. Private to "cousins": u.
"coins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "cousins" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coins" and "cousins" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coins" vs "cousins" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coins" and "cousins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cousins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coins" and "cousins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coins vs coon". 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 #398,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.