Which to use
“mexicaines” and “mexicains” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,189
- “mexicaines” frequency rank
- #13,634
- “mexicains” frequency rank
- 47823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mexicaines | mexicains |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de mexicain. | Pluriel de mexicain. |
Where the eye mixes mexicaines and mexicains
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mexicaines runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against mexicains's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mexicaines and mexicains
A purely visual mix-up. mexicaines (\mɛk.si.kɛn\) and mexicains (\mɛk.si.kɛ̃\) 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 47823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mexicaines is recorded at frequency rank #34,189, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛk.si.kɛn\. mexicains is at rank #13,634, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɛk.si.kɛ̃\.
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 47823, this pair ranks #183,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mexicaines vs mexicains
Shared letters: aceimnsx. Private to "mexicaines": -. Private to "mexicains": -.
"mexicaines" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "mexicains" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mexicaines ← emxicaines · meixcaines · mexciaines · mexiacines · mexicaiens · mexicainess · mexicainnes · mexicainse
- mexicains ← emxicains · meixcains · mexciains · mexiacins · mexicainns · mexicainss · mexicaisn · mexicanis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mexicaines" and "mexicains" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mexicaines" or "mexicains"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mexicaines" and "mexicains" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mexicaines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mexicains" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mexicaines" and "mexicains" 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 #183,871 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.