# pains vs pépins

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### pains
*noun · IPA \pɛ̃\ · frequency rank #10,919*
Pluriel de pain.

### pépins
*noun · IPA \pe.pɛ̃\ · frequency rank #28,312*
Pluriel de pépin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pains-vs-pepins