Which to use
“féminin” and “féminines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,199
- “féminin” frequency rank
- #10,331
- “féminines” frequency rank
- 13530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féminin | féminines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie un des genres de mots. Il est généralement — mais pas toujours — lié aux femmes. | Féminin pluriel de féminin. |
Where the eye mixes féminin and féminines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. féminin runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against féminines's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: féminin vs féminines
A purely visual mix-up. féminin (\fe.mi.nɛ̃\) and féminines (\fe.mi.nin\) 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) - “féminin” sits inside “féminines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féminin is recorded at frequency rank #3,199, classified as anadj, pronounced \fe.mi.nɛ̃\. féminines is at rank #10,331, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fe.mi.nin\.
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 13530, this pair ranks #400,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of féminin vs féminines
Shared letters: fimné. Private to "féminin": -. Private to "féminines": es.
"féminin" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "féminines" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "féminin" and "féminines" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "féminin" or "féminines" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "féminin" and "féminines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "féminin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "féminines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féminin" and "féminines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "femina vs féminin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #400,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.