Which to use
“larbin” and “larbins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,705
- “larbin” frequency rank
- #49,188
- “larbins” frequency rank
- 94893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | larbin | larbins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Domestique, serviteur. | Pluriel de larbin. |
Same sound, different letters: larbin vs larbins
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: larbin vs larbins
This is the hard kind. larbin and larbins are pronounced identically (\laʁ.bɛ̃\) 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) - “larbin” sits inside “larbins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
larbin is recorded at frequency rank #45,705, classified as anoun, pronounced \laʁ.bɛ̃\. larbins is at rank #49,188, tagged as anoun, pronounced \laʁ.bɛ̃\.
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 94893, this pair ranks #1,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of larbin vs larbins
Shared letters: abilnr. Private to "larbin": -. Private to "larbins": s.
"larbin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "larbins" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "larbin" and "larbins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "larbin" or "larbins"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "larbin" / "larbins". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "larbin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "larbins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "larbin" and "larbins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "larbin vs larron". 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 #1,357 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.