Which to use
“combinés” is an adjective and “cousines” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,239
- “combinés” frequency rank
- #26,317
- “cousines” frequency rank
- 45556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | combinés | cousines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de combiné. | Pluriel de cousine. |
Where the eye mixes combinés and cousines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: combinés vs cousines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: combinés is \kɔ̃.bi.ne\ while cousines is \ku.zin\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45556, 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\. cousines is at rank #26,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku.zin\.
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 45556, this pair ranks #201,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of combinés vs cousines
Shared letters: cinos. Private to "combinés": bmé. Private to "cousines": eu.
"combinés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cousines" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cousines ← ccousines · cosuines · couisnes · cousiens · cousiness · cousinnes · cousinse · cousnies
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "combinés" for "cousines" ever safe?
Which is more common, "combinés" or "cousines"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "combinés" and "cousines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "combinés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cousines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "combinés" and "cousines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consignés vs cousines". 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 #201,845 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.