Which to use
“voisin” and “voisines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,749
- “voisin” frequency rank
- #8,796
- “voisines” frequency rank
- 11545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voisin | voisines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est proche ; qui est auprès. | Féminin pluriel de voisin. |
Where the eye mixes voisin and voisines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. voisin runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against voisines's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: voisin vs voisines
A purely visual mix-up. voisin (\vwa.zɛ̃\) and voisines (\vwa.zin\) 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) - “voisin” sits inside “voisines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voisin is recorded at frequency rank #2,749, classified as anadj, pronounced \vwa.zɛ̃\. voisines is at rank #8,796, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwa.zin\.
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 11545, this pair ranks #408,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voisin vs voisines
Shared letters: inosv. Private to "voisin": -. Private to "voisines": e.
"voisin" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "voisines" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voisin" and "voisines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "voisin" or "voisines" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "voisin" and "voisines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voisin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voisines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voisin" and "voisines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visio vs voisin". 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 #408,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.