Which to use
“marino” and “marins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,180
- “marino” frequency rank
- #3,543
- “marins” frequency rank
- 37723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marino | marins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marin. | Masculin pluriel de marin. |
Where the eye mixes marino and marins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marino with marins
A purely visual mix-up. marino (\maˈɾi.no\) and marins (\ma.ʁɛ̃\) 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 a single letter - o in “marino” becomes s in “marins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marino is recorded at frequency rank #34,180, classified as anadj, pronounced \maˈɾi.no\. marins is at rank #3,543, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʁɛ̃\.
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 37723, this pair ranks #260,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marino vs marins
Shared letters: aimnr. Private to "marino": o. Private to "marins": s.
"marino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "marins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marino" for "marins" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marino" or "marins"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marino" and "marins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marino" and "marins" 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 #260,411 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.