Which to use
“enfantin” and “enfantines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,958
- “enfantin” frequency rank
- #49,631
- “enfantines” frequency rank
- 74589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfantin | enfantines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a le caractère de l’enfance. | Féminin pluriel de enfantin. |
Where the eye mixes enfantin and enfantines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enfantin runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against enfantines's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enfantin and enfantines
A purely visual mix-up. enfantin (\ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\) and enfantines (\ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tin\) 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) - “enfantin” sits inside “enfantines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfantin is recorded at frequency rank #24,958, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\. enfantines is at rank #49,631, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tin\.
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 74589, this pair ranks #36,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfantin vs enfantines
Shared letters: aefint. Private to "enfantin": -. Private to "enfantines": s.
"enfantin" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "enfantines" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enfantin ← efnantin · enafntin · enfanitn · enfanntin · enfantinn · enfantni · enfanttin · enfatnin
- enfantines ← efnantines · enafntines · enfanitnes · enfanntines · enfantiens · enfantiness · enfantinnes · enfantinse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfantin" for "enfantines" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enfantin" or "enfantines"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enfantin" and "enfantines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfantin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfantines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfantin" and "enfantines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfantine vs enfantines". 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 #36,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.