Which to use
“vient” is a verb and “vins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #331
- “vient” frequency rank
- #3,370
- “vins” frequency rank
- 3701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vient | vins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier à l’indicatif présent de venir. | Pluriel de vin. |
Where the eye mixes vient and vins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vient vs vins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vient is \vjɛ̃\ while vins is \vɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vient is recorded at frequency rank #331, classified as averb, pronounced \vjɛ̃\. vins is at rank #3,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɛ̃\.
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 3701, this pair ranks #433,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vient vs vins
Shared letters: inv. Private to "vient": et. Private to "vins": s.
"vient" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "vins" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vient" and "vins" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vient" or "vins" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vient" and "vins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vins vs viv". 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 #433,394 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.