MartinivsmartinsTell them apart

Quick tell: Martini is a name, martins is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Martini” is a name and “martins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,690
“Martini” frequency rank
#29,436
“martins” frequency rank
51126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Martini martins
Definition Nom de famille. Pluriel de martin.

Letter map: Martini vs martins

Shared letters muted; letters that set Martini and martins apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

7 ch
Martini
7 ch
martins

Role in the sentence - Martini and martins

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Martini is aname and martinsanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “Martini” becomes s in “martins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Martini is recorded at frequency rank #21,690, classified as aname. martins is at rank #29,436, tagged as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.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 51126, this pair ranks #157,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Martini vs martins

Shared letters: aimnrt. Private to "Martini": -. Private to "martins": s.

"Martini" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "martins" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Martiniamrtini · maritni · marrtini · martiin · martinni · martnii · marttini · matrini
  • martinsamrtins · maritns · marrtins · martinns · martinss · martisn · martnis · marttins

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Martini" and "martins" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Martini" is a name and "martins" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Martini" vs "martins" - which ranks higher?
"Martini" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,690 in our French list, against #29,436 for "martins". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "Martini" and "martins". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Martini" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "martins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #157,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Martini" and "martins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Martigny vs martins". 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 #157,391 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list