Which to use
“malsaines” and “malsains” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,885
- “malsaines” frequency rank
- #47,440
- “malsains” frequency rank
- 89325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malsaines | malsains |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de malsain. | Masculin pluriel de malsain. |
Where the eye mixes malsaines and malsains
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. malsaines runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against malsains's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between malsaines and malsains
A purely visual mix-up. malsaines (\mal.sɛn\) and malsains (\mal.sɛ̃\) 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 89325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malsaines is recorded at frequency rank #41,885, classified as anadj, pronounced \mal.sɛn\. malsains is at rank #47,440, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mal.sɛ̃\.
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 89325, this pair ranks #5,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malsaines vs malsains
Shared letters: ailmns. Private to "malsaines": e. Private to "malsains": -.
"malsaines" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "malsains" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malsaines" and "malsains" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "malsaines" or "malsains"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "malsaines" and "malsains" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "malsaines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malsains" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malsaines" and "malsains" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Malouines vs malsaines". 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 #5,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.