Which to use
“féminin” and “féminins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,199
- “féminin” frequency rank
- #11,060
- “féminins” frequency rank
- 14259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féminin | féminins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie un des genres de mots. Il est généralement — mais pas toujours — lié aux femmes. | Masculin pluriel de féminin. |
Letter map: féminin vs féminins
Shared letters muted; letters that set féminin and féminins apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. féminin runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against féminins's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: féminin and féminins
féminin and féminins are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “féminin” sits inside “féminins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14259, 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\. féminins is at rank #11,060, tagged as anadj.
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 14259, this pair ranks #397,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of féminin vs féminins
Shared letters: fimné. Private to "féminin": -. Private to "féminins": s.
"féminin" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "féminins" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "féminin" and "féminins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "féminin" or "féminins" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "féminin" and "féminins".
- Full dictionary entry for "féminin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "féminins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féminin" and "féminins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "femina vs féminin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.