Which to use
“sprints” and “strings” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,618
- “sprints” frequency rank
- #44,753
- “strings” frequency rank
- 92371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sprints | strings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sprint. | Pluriel de string. |
Where the eye mixes sprints and strings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sprints vs strings
A purely visual mix-up. sprints (\spʁint\) and strings (\stʁiŋ\) 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 92371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sprints is recorded at frequency rank #47,618, classified as anoun, pronounced \spʁint\. strings is at rank #44,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stʁiŋ\.
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 92371, this pair ranks #3,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sprints vs strings
Shared letters: inrst. Private to "sprints": p. Private to "strings": g.
"sprints" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "strings" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sprints" and "strings" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sprints" vs "strings" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sprints" and "strings" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sprints" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sprints" and "strings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sprinter vs sprints". 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 #3,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.