# patients vs patins

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### patients
*adjective · IPA \pa.sjɑ̃\ · frequency rank #2,534*
Masculin pluriel de patient.

### patins
*noun · IPA \pa.tɛ̃\ · frequency rank #22,643*
Pluriel de patin.

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