munisvsmutinsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“munis” and “mutins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,198
“munis” frequency rank
#44,592
“mutins” frequency rank
61790
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature munis mutins
Definition Masculin pluriel de muni. Masculin pluriel de mutin.

Where the eye mixes munis and mutins

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
munis
6 ch
mutins

Visual trap between munis and mutins

A purely visual mix-up. munis (\my.ni\) and mutins (\my.tɛ̃\) 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 61790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

munis is recorded at frequency rank #17,198, classified as anadj, pronounced \my.ni\. mutins is at rank #44,592, tagged as anadj, pronounced \my.tɛ̃\.

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 61790, this pair ranks #90,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of munis vs mutins

Shared letters: imnsu. Private to "munis": -. Private to "mutins": t.

"munis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "mutins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • munismmunis · mnuis · muins · muniss · munnis · munsi · umnis
  • mutinsmmutins · mtuins · muitns · mutinns · mutinss · mutisn · mutnis · muttins

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "munis" and "mutins" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\my.ni\ versus \my.tɛ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "munis" vs "mutins" - which ranks higher?
"munis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,198 in our French list, against #44,592 for "mutins". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "munis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mutins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #90,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "munis" and "mutins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mougins vs mutins". 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 #90,423 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list