Which to use
“vaccin” and “vaccinés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,634
- “vaccin” frequency rank
- #31,292
- “vaccinés” frequency rank
- 38926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaccin | vaccinés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toute substance inoculée à un individu pour l’immuniser contre la maladie qui a produit cette substance (vaccin préventif) ou pour lutter contre la maladie (vaccin thérapeutique). | Pluriel de vacciné. |
Where the eye mixes vaccin and vaccinés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vaccin runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vaccinés's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vaccin vs vaccinés
A purely visual mix-up. vaccin (\vak.sɛ̃\) and vaccinés (\vak.si.ne\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vaccin” sits inside “vaccinés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaccin is recorded at frequency rank #7,634, classified as anoun, pronounced \vak.sɛ̃\. vaccinés is at rank #31,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vak.si.ne\.
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 38926, this pair ranks #251,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vaccin vs vaccinés
Shared letters: acinv. Private to "vaccin": -. Private to "vaccinés": sé.
"vaccin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vaccinés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vaccin ← avccin · vaccinn · vaccni · vacicn · vacin · vcacin · vvaccin
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "vaccin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaccinés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaccin" and "vaccinés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaccinés vs vaines". 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 #251,803 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.