Which to use
“reina” and “reines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,573
- “reina” frequency rank
- #15,229
- “reines” frequency rank
- 57802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reina | reines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reine. | Pluriel de reine. |
Where the eye mixes reina and reines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reina runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against reines's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reina and reines
A purely visual mix-up. reina (\ˈrejnə\) and reines (\ʁɛn\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reina is recorded at frequency rank #42,573, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈrejnə\. reines is at rank #15,229, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛn\.
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 57802, this pair ranks #112,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reina vs reines
Shared letters: einr. Private to "reina": a. Private to "reines": s.
"reina" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "reines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reina" and "reines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reina" or "reines"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reina" and "reines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reina" and "reines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reina vs Reis". 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 #112,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.