Which to use
“rabbins” and “raisins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,204
- “rabbins” frequency rank
- #12,651
- “raisins” frequency rank
- 43855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rabbins | raisins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rabbin. | Pluriel de raisin. |
Where the eye mixes rabbins and raisins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rabbins (CVCCVCC) and raisins (CVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between rabbins and raisins
A purely visual mix-up. rabbins (\ʁa.bɛ̃\) and raisins (\ʁɛ.zɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rabbins is recorded at frequency rank #31,204, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.bɛ̃\. raisins is at rank #12,651, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɛ̃\.
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 43855, this pair ranks #214,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rabbins vs raisins
Shared letters: ainrs. Private to "rabbins": b. Private to "raisins": -.
"rabbins" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "raisins" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rabbins" for "raisins" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rabbins" or "raisins" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rabbins" and "raisins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rabbins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raisins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rabbins" and "raisins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabbins vs rabin". 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 #214,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.