Which to use
“coquin” is a noun and “coquins” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,892
- “coquin” frequency rank
- #26,316
- “coquins” frequency rank
- 41208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coquin | coquins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui a un caractère vil, qui est capable de friponneries, de vols, d’actions déshonnêtes. | Masculin pluriel de coquin. |
Same sound, different letters: coquin vs coquins
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. coquin runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against coquins's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: coquin vs coquins
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coquin and coquins carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.kɛ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “coquin” sits inside “coquins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coquin is recorded at frequency rank #14,892, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.kɛ̃\. coquins is at rank #26,316, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.kɛ̃\.
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 41208, this pair ranks #234,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coquin vs coquins
Shared letters: cinoqu. Private to "coquin": -. Private to "coquins": s.
"coquin" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "coquins" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coquin" and "coquins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coquin" vs "coquins" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "coquin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coquins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coquin" and "coquins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coquet vs coquin". 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 #234,803 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.