# machins vs mains

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### machins
*noun · IPA \ma.ʃɛ̃\ · frequency rank #33,338*
Pluriel de machin.

### mains
*noun · IPA \mɛ̃\ · frequency rank #753*
Pluriel de main.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/machins-vs-mains