# penguins vs pingouins

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### penguins
*noun · IPA \ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪnz\ · frequency rank #26,465*
Pluriel de penguin.

### pingouins
*noun · IPA \pɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃\ · frequency rank #29,908*
Pluriel de pingouin.

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