Which to use
“lapins” is a noun and “loins” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,185
- “lapins” frequency rank
- #42,440
- “loins” frequency rank
- 52625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lapins | loins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lapin. | Variante de loing (« loin »). |
Letter map: lapins vs loins
Shared letters muted; letters that set lapins and loins apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for lapins / loins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lapins is anoun and loinsanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lapins is recorded at frequency rank #10,185, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.pɛ̃\. loins is at rank #42,440, tagged as anadv.
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 52625, this pair ranks #146,389 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lapins vs loins
Shared letters: ilns. Private to "lapins": ap. Private to "loins": o.
"lapins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lapins" and "loins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lapins" or "loins"?
What to do next
You've compared "lapins" and "loins". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lapins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,389 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lapins" and "loins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loins vs loving". 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 #146,389 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.