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Which to use

“maghrébin” and “maghrébins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,126
“maghrébin” frequency rank
#19,584
“maghrébins” frequency rank
50710
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature maghrébin maghrébins
Definition Relatif au Maghreb, à ses habitants. Masculin pluriel de maghrébin.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set maghrébin and maghrébins apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
maghrébin
10 ch
maghrébins

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. maghrébin and maghrébins are pronounced identically (\ma.ɡʁe.bɛ̃\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “maghrébin” sits inside “maghrébins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

maghrébin is recorded at frequency rank #31,126, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ɡʁe.bɛ̃\. maghrébins is at rank #19,584, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.ɡʁe.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 50710, this pair ranks #160,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of maghrébin vs maghrébins

Shared letters: abghimnré. Private to "maghrébin": -. Private to "maghrébins": s.

"maghrébin" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "maghrébins" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

maghrébin#31,126
maghrébins#19,584

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "maghrébin" and "maghrébins" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ma.ɡʁe.bɛ̃\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "maghrébin" or "maghrébins"?
"maghrébins" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,584 in our French list, against #31,126 for "maghrébin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering maghrébin vs maghrébins

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “maghrébin” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list