Which to use
“intestin” is a noun and “intestins” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,167
- “intestin” frequency rank
- #23,256
- “intestins” frequency rank
- 40423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intestin | intestins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Viscère abdominal, partie du tube digestif qui suit l’estomac jusqu’à l’anus. | Masculin pluriel de intestin. |
Same sound, different letters: intestin vs intestins
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. intestin runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against intestins's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: intestin vs intestins
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: intestin and intestins carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\. 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 extra letter(s) - “intestin” sits inside “intestins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intestin is recorded at frequency rank #17,167, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\. intestins is at rank #23,256, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\.
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 40423, this pair ranks #240,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intestin vs intestins
Shared letters: einst. Private to "intestin": -. Private to "intestins": -.
"intestin" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intestins" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intestin" and "intestins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "intestin" or "intestins" show up more?
What to do next
"intestin" and "intestins" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "intestin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intestins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intestin" and "intestins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intestines vs intestins". 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 #240,625 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.