Which to use
“patinage” and “patine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,709
- “patinage” frequency rank
- #30,301
- “patine” frequency rank
- 46010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patinage | patine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sport qui consiste à glisser avec des patins sur la glace, sur un sol uni. | Vert-de-gris se formant sur les objets en cuivre ou en bronze. |
Where the eye mixes patinage and patine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. patinage runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against patine's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between patinage and patine
A purely visual mix-up. patinage (\pa.ti.naʒ\) and patine (\pa.tin\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patinage is recorded at frequency rank #15,709, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ti.naʒ\. patine is at rank #30,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tin\.
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 46010, this pair ranks #198,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patinage vs patine
Shared letters: aeinpt. Private to "patinage": g. Private to "patine": -.
"patinage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "patine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patinage" and "patine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "patinage" or "patine"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "patinage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patinage" and "patine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patine vs piétiné". 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 #198,324 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.