Which to use
“masculin” and “masculines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,873
- “masculin” frequency rank
- #22,616
- “masculines” frequency rank
- 27489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | masculin | masculines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est de sexe mâle, qui a rapport à ce sexe. | Féminin pluriel de masculin. |
Where the eye mixes masculin and masculines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. masculin runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against masculines's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: masculin vs masculines
A purely visual mix-up. masculin (\mas.ky.lɛ̃\) and masculines (\mas.ky.lin\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “masculin” sits inside “masculines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
masculin is recorded at frequency rank #4,873, classified as anadj, pronounced \mas.ky.lɛ̃\. masculines is at rank #22,616, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mas.ky.lin\.
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 27489, this pair ranks #328,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of masculin vs masculines
Shared letters: acilmnsu. Private to "masculin": -. Private to "masculines": e.
"masculin" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "masculines" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- masculin ← amsculin · macsulin · mascculin · mascluin · mascuiln · masculinn · mascullin · masculni
- masculines ← amsculines · macsulines · mascculines · mascluines · mascuilnes · masculiens · masculiness · masculinnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "masculin" and "masculines" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "masculin" vs "masculines" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "masculin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masculines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "masculin" and "masculines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masculines vs masculins". 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 #328,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.