Which to use
“masculines” and “masculins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,616
- “masculines” frequency rank
- #12,196
- “masculins” frequency rank
- 34812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | masculines | masculins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de masculin. | Masculin pluriel de masculin. |
Where the eye mixes masculines and masculins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between masculines and masculins
A purely visual mix-up. masculines (\mas.ky.lin\) and masculins (\mas.ky.lɛ̃\) 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 34812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
masculines is recorded at frequency rank #22,616, classified as anadj, pronounced \mas.ky.lin\. masculins is at rank #12,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mas.ky.lɛ̃\.
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 34812, this pair ranks #281,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of masculines vs masculins
Shared letters: acilmnsu. Private to "masculines": e. Private to "masculins": -.
"masculines" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "masculins" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- masculines ← amsculines · macsulines · mascculines · mascluines · mascuilnes · masculiens · masculiness · masculinnes
- masculins ← amsculins · macsulins · mascculins · mascluins · mascuilns · masculinns · masculinss · masculisn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "masculines" and "masculins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "masculines" or "masculins"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "masculines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masculins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "masculines" and "masculins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masculine vs masculines". 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 #281,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.