Which to use
“feint” is a noun and “fins” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,489
- “feint” frequency rank
- #3,196
- “fins” frequency rank
- 34685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feint | fins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peinture qui imite le marbre. | Masculin pluriel de fin. |
Same sound, different letters: feint vs fins
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: feint vs fins
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: feint and fins carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɛ̃\. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feint is recorded at frequency rank #31,489, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛ̃\. fins is at rank #3,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɛ̃\.
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 34685, this pair ranks #282,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feint vs fins
Shared letters: fin. Private to "feint": et. Private to "fins": s.
"feint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fins" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feint" and "fins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feint" vs "fins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "feint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feint" and "fins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feint vs foins". 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 #282,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.