Which to use
“moulins” and “moutons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,700
- “moulins” frequency rank
- #7,089
- “moutons” frequency rank
- 16789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moulins | moutons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moulin. | Pluriel de mouton. |
Where the eye mixes moulins and moutons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. moulins and moutons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: moulins vs moutons
A purely visual mix-up. moulins (\mu.lɛ̃\) and moutons (\mu.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moulins is recorded at frequency rank #9,700, classified as anoun, pronounced \mu.lɛ̃\. moutons is at rank #7,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mu.tɔ̃\.
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 16789, this pair ranks #386,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moulins vs moutons
Shared letters: mnosu. Private to "moulins": il. Private to "moutons": t.
"moulins" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "moutons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moulins" and "moutons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moulins" vs "moutons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "moulins" and "moutons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moulins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moutons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moulins" and "moutons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulinet vs moulins". 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 #386,235 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.