Which to use
“malignes” and “malins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,564
- “malignes” frequency rank
- #14,081
- “malins” frequency rank
- 58645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malignes | malins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de malin. | Masculin pluriel de malin. |
Where the eye mixes malignes and malins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses malignes with malins
A purely visual mix-up. malignes (\ma.liɲ\) and malins (\ma.lɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malignes is recorded at frequency rank #44,564, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.liɲ\. malins is at rank #14,081, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.lɛ̃\.
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 58645, this pair ranks #107,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malignes vs malins
Shared letters: ailmns. Private to "malignes": eg. Private to "malins": -.
"malignes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "malins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malignes" and "malins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "malignes" vs "malins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "malignes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malignes" and "malins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malignes vs maline". 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 #107,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.