Which to use
“voisin” and “voisins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,749
- “voisin” frequency rank
- #2,399
- “voisins” frequency rank
- 5148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voisin | voisins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est proche ; qui est auprès. | Masculin pluriel de voisin. |
Same sound, different letters: voisin vs voisins
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. voisin runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against voisins's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - voisin / voisins
This is the hard kind. voisin and voisins are pronounced identically (\vwa.zɛ̃\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “voisin” sits inside “voisins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5148, 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\. voisins is at rank #2,399, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwa.zɛ̃\.
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 5148, this pair ranks #429,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voisin vs voisins
Shared letters: inosv. Private to "voisin": -. Private to "voisins": -.
"voisin" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "voisins" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voisin" and "voisins" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "voisin" vs "voisins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "voisin" / "voisins". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "voisin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voisins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voisin" and "voisins" 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 #429,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.