Which to use
“malins” is an adjective and “Molins” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,081
- “malins” frequency rank
- #44,587
- “Molins” frequency rank
- 58668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malins | Molins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de malin. | Nom de famille catalan. |
Where the eye mixes malins and Molins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. malins and Molins follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between malins and Molins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: malins is \ma.lɛ̃\ while Molins is \molɛ̃s\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “malins” becomes o in “Molins”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58668, 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\. Molins is at rank #44,587, tagged as aname, pronounced \molɛ̃s\.
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 58668, this pair ranks #107,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malins vs Molins
Shared letters: ilmns. Private to "malins": a. Private to "Molins": o.
"malins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Molins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "malins" and "Molins" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "malins" or "Molins" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "malins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Molins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malins" and "Molins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maline vs Molins". 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 #107,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.