Which to use
“vin” is a noun and “vingt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,383
- “vin” frequency rank
- #1,281
- “vingt” frequency rank
- 2664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vin | vingt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Boisson alcoolique obtenue par fermentation du jus de raisin et connue depuis plusieurs millénaires. | Dix-neuf plus un, soit deux fois dix, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 20. |
Same sound, different letters: vin vs vingt
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - vin and vingt
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vin and vingt carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɛ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vin” sits inside “vingt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vin is recorded at frequency rank #1,383, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛ̃\. vingt is at rank #1,281, tagged as anadj, 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 2664, this pair ranks #435,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vin vs vingt
Shared letters: inv. Private to "vin": -. Private to "vingt": gt.
"vin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vingt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vingt ← ivngt · vignt · vinggt · vingtt · vinngt · vintg · vnigt · vvingt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vin" and "vingt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vin" or "vingt"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "vin" / "vingt". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "vin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vingt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vin" and "vingt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigan vs vin". 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 #435,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.