Which to use
“coquine” is a noun and “coquines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,147
- “coquine” frequency rank
- #28,501
- “coquines” frequency rank
- 41648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coquine | coquines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui a un caractère vil, qui est capable de friponneries, de vols, d’actions déshonnêtes. | Féminin pluriel de coquin. |
Same sound, different letters: coquine vs coquines
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: coquine vs coquines
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coquine and coquines carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.kin\. 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) - “coquine” sits inside “coquines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coquine is recorded at frequency rank #13,147, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.kin\. 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 41648, this pair ranks #231,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coquine vs coquines
Shared letters: ceinoqu. Private to "coquine": -. Private to "coquines": s.
"coquine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "coquines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coquine" and "coquines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coquine" or "coquines"?
What to do next
"coquine" and "coquines" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "coquine" 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 #231,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coquine" 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 #231,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.