Which to use
“lapin” and “lapins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,577
- “lapin” frequency rank
- #10,185
- “lapins” frequency rank
- 15762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lapin | lapins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit mammifère lagomorphe caractérisé par de longues oreilles (Oryctolagus cuniculus). | Pluriel de lapin. |
Same sound, different letters: lapin vs lapins
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - lapin / lapins
This is the hard kind. lapin and lapins are pronounced identically (\la.pɛ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lapin” sits inside “lapins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lapin is recorded at frequency rank #5,577, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.pɛ̃\. lapins is at rank #10,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.pɛ̃\.
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 15762, this pair ranks #390,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lapin vs lapins
Shared letters: ailnp. Private to "lapin": -. Private to "lapins": s.
"lapin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lapins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lapin" and "lapins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lapin" or "lapins"?
What to do next
"lapin" and "lapins" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "lapin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lapins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lapin" and "lapins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lapins vs larbins". 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 #390,935 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.