Which to use
“Cousine” and “cousines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,170
- “Cousine” frequency rank
- #26,317
- “cousines” frequency rank
- 33487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cousine | cousines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cousine. | Pluriel de cousine. |
Where the eye mixes Cousine and cousines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Cousine runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against cousines's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Cousine vs cousines
A purely visual mix-up. Cousine (\kuˈziː.nə\) and cousines (\ku.zin\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Cousine” sits inside “cousines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cousine is recorded at frequency rank #7,170, classified as anoun, pronounced \kuˈziː.nə\. 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 33487, this pair ranks #290,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cousine vs cousines
Shared letters: ceinosu. Private to "Cousine": -. Private to "cousines": -.
"Cousine" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "cousines" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Cousine" and "cousines" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Cousine" vs "cousines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Cousine" and "cousines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cousine" 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 #290,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cousine" 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 #290,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.