Which to use
“malignes” and “marines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,564
- “malignes” frequency rank
- #7,861
- “marines” frequency rank
- 52425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malignes | marines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de malin. | Féminin pluriel de marin. |
Where the eye mixes malignes and marines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses malignes with marines
A purely visual mix-up. malignes (\ma.liɲ\) and marines (\ma.ʁin\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52425, 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\. marines is at rank #7,861, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁin\.
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 52425, this pair ranks #147,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malignes vs marines
Shared letters: aeimns. Private to "malignes": gl. Private to "marines": r.
"malignes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "marines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "malignes" and "marines" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "malignes" or "marines"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "malignes" and "marines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "malignes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malignes" and "marines" 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 #147,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.