Which to use
“lines” is a noun and “loins” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,506
- “lines” frequency rank
- #42,440
- “loins” frequency rank
- 69946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lines | loins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de line. | Variante de loing (« loin »). |
Letter map: lines vs loins
Shared letters muted; letters that set lines and loins apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lines (CVCVC) and loins (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for lines / loins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lines is anoun and loinsanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lines is recorded at frequency rank #27,506, classified as anoun, pronounced \laɪnz\. 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 69946, this pair ranks #53,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lines vs loins
Shared letters: ilns. Private to "lines": e. Private to "loins": o.
"lines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lines" and "loins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lines" or "loins" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lines" and "loins".
- Full dictionary entry for "lines" 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 #53,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lines" 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 #53,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.