Which to use
“cristallin” and “cristallines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,627
- “cristallin” frequency rank
- #46,684
- “cristallines” frequency rank
- 80311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cristallin | cristallines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux cristaux; dont les atomes sont disposés de manière ordonnée. | Féminin pluriel de cristallin. |
Where the eye mixes cristallin and cristallines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. cristallin runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCCVC) against cristallines's 12 (CCVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cristallin and cristallines
A purely visual mix-up. cristallin (\kʁis.ta.lɛ̃\) and cristallines (\kʁis.ta.lin\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cristallin” sits inside “cristallines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cristallin is recorded at frequency rank #33,627, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁis.ta.lɛ̃\. cristallines is at rank #46,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁis.ta.lin\.
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 80311, this pair ranks #21,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cristallin vs cristallines
Shared letters: acilnrst. Private to "cristallin": -. Private to "cristallines": e.
"cristallin" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC · "cristallines" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cristallin ← ccristallin · cirstallin · crisatllin · crisstallin · cristaliln · cristalin · cristallinn · cristallni
- cristallines ← ccristallines · cirstallines · crisatllines · crisstallines · cristalilnes · cristalines · cristalliens · cristalliness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cristallin" and "cristallines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cristallin" or "cristallines"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cristallin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cristallines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cristallin" and "cristallines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cristallines vs cristallise". 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 #21,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.