Which to use
“malins” and “marino” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,081
- “malins” frequency rank
- #34,180
- “marino” frequency rank
- 48261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malins | marino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de malin. | Marin. |
Where the eye mixes malins and marino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses malins with marino
A purely visual mix-up. malins (\ma.lɛ̃\) and marino (\maˈɾi.no\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malins is recorded at frequency rank #14,081, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.lɛ̃\. marino is at rank #34,180, tagged as anadj, pronounced \maˈɾi.no\.
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 48261, this pair ranks #180,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malins vs marino
Shared letters: aimn. Private to "malins": ls. Private to "marino": or.
"malins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "marino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malins" and "marino" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "malins" or "marino" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "malins" and "marino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "malins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malins" and "marino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marengo vs marino". 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 #180,322 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.