Which to use
“mignonnes” and “mignons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,910
- “mignonnes” frequency rank
- #15,938
- “mignons” frequency rank
- 48848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mignonnes | mignons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de mignon. | Masculin pluriel de mignon. |
Where the eye mixes mignonnes and mignons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mignonnes runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against mignons's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mignonnes with mignons
A purely visual mix-up. mignonnes (\mi.ɲɔn\) and mignons (\mi.ɲɔ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mignonnes is recorded at frequency rank #32,910, classified as anadj, pronounced \mi.ɲɔn\. mignons is at rank #15,938, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.ɲɔ̃\.
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 48848, this pair ranks #175,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mignonnes vs mignons
Shared letters: gimnos. Private to "mignonnes": e. Private to "mignons": -.
"mignonnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "mignons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mignonnes" and "mignons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mignonnes" or "mignons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mignonnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mignons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mignonnes" and "mignons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mignons vs minois". 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 #175,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.