# patins vs putains

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### putains
*noun · IPA \py.tɛ̃\ · frequency rank #10,056*
Pluriel de putain.

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