Which to use
“mexicain” and “mexicaines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,696
- “mexicain” frequency rank
- #34,189
- “mexicaines” frequency rank
- 43885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mexicain | mexicaines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui se rapporte au Mexique, à ses habitants. | Féminin pluriel de mexicain. |
Where the eye mixes mexicain and mexicaines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mexicain with mexicaines
A purely visual mix-up. mexicain (\mɛk.si.kɛ̃\) and mexicaines (\mɛk.si.kɛn\) 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) - “mexicain” sits inside “mexicaines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mexicain is recorded at frequency rank #9,696, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛk.si.kɛ̃\. mexicaines is at rank #34,189, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɛk.si.kɛn\.
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 43885, this pair ranks #214,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mexicain vs mexicaines
Shared letters: aceimnx. Private to "mexicain": -. Private to "mexicaines": s.
"mexicain" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "mexicaines" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mexicain ← emxicain · meixcain · mexciain · mexiacin · mexicainn · mexicani · mexiccain · mexician
- mexicaines ← emxicaines · meixcaines · mexciaines · mexiacines · mexicaiens · mexicainess · mexicainnes · mexicainse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mexicain" and "mexicaines" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mexicain" vs "mexicaines" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mexicain" and "mexicaines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mexicain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mexicaines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mexicain" and "mexicaines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mexicaine vs mexicaines". 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 #214,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.