Which to use
“féminine” is a noun and “féminins” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,674
- “féminine” frequency rank
- #11,060
- “féminins” frequency rank
- 15734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féminine | féminins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sportive (par opposition aux hommes). | Masculin pluriel de féminin. |
Letter map: féminine vs féminins
Shared letters muted; letters that set féminine and féminins apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. féminine (CVCVCVCV) and féminins (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for féminine / féminins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: féminine is anoun and fémininsanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “féminine” becomes s in “féminins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féminine is recorded at frequency rank #4,674, classified as anoun, pronounced \fe.mi.nin\. 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 15734, this pair ranks #391,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of féminine vs féminins
Shared letters: fimné. Private to "féminine": e. Private to "féminins": s.
"féminine" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "féminins" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "féminine" for "féminins" ever safe?
Which is more common, "féminine" or "féminins"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "féminine" and "féminins".
- Full dictionary entry for "féminine" 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 #391,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féminine" and "féminins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "féminins vs féminité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #391,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.