Which to use
“malins” and “mutins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,081
- “malins” frequency rank
- #44,592
- “mutins” frequency rank
- 58673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malins | mutins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de malin. | Masculin pluriel de mutin. |
Where the eye mixes malins and mutins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. malins and mutins 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 mutins
A purely visual mix-up. malins (\ma.lɛ̃\) and mutins (\my.tɛ̃\) 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 58673, 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\. mutins is at rank #44,592, tagged as anadj, pronounced \my.tɛ̃\.
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 58673, this pair ranks #107,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malins vs mutins
Shared letters: imns. Private to "malins": al. Private to "mutins": tu.
"malins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "mutins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "malins" and "mutins" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "malins" or "mutins"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "malins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malins" and "mutins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mougins vs mutins". 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 #107,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.