Which to use
“combinés” and “coquines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,239
- “combinés” frequency rank
- #28,501
- “coquines” frequency rank
- 47740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | combinés | coquines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de combiné. | Féminin pluriel de coquin. |
Where the eye mixes combinés and coquines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. combinés (CVCCVCVC) and coquines (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between combinés and coquines
A purely visual mix-up. combinés (\kɔ̃.bi.ne\) and coquines (\kɔ.kin\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
combinés is recorded at frequency rank #19,239, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.bi.ne\. coquines is at rank #28,501, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.kin\.
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 47740, this pair ranks #184,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of combinés vs coquines
Shared letters: cinos. Private to "combinés": bmé. Private to "coquines": equ.
"combinés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "coquines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coquines ← ccoquines · coqiunes · coqquines · coquiens · coquiness · coquinnes · coquinse · coqunies
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "combinés" for "coquines" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "combinés" or "coquines" show up more?
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 "combinés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coquines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "combinés" and "coquines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confinés vs coquines". 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 #184,509 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.