Which to use
“moulinet” and “moulins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,058
- “moulinet” frequency rank
- #9,700
- “moulins” frequency rank
- 57758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moulinet | moulins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tourniquet dont on se sert pour enlever ou pour tirer des fardeaux, ou encore pour mesurer la vitesse de l’eau. | Pluriel de moulin. |
Where the eye mixes moulinet and moulins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. moulinet runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against moulins's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses moulinet with moulins
A purely visual mix-up. moulinet (\mu.li.nɛ\) and moulins (\mu.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 57758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moulinet is recorded at frequency rank #48,058, classified as anoun, pronounced \mu.li.nɛ\. moulins is at rank #9,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mu.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 57758, this pair ranks #113,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moulinet vs moulins
Shared letters: ilmnou. Private to "moulinet": et. Private to "moulins": s.
"moulinet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "moulins" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moulinet" and "moulins" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moulinet" or "moulins"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moulinet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moulins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moulinet" and "moulins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulant vs moulinet". 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 #113,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.