Which to use
“connections” and “corrections” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,147
- “connections” frequency rank
- #11,362
- “corrections” frequency rank
- 15509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connections | corrections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of connection | plural of correction |
Where the eye mixes connections and corrections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses connections with corrections
A purely visual mix-up. connections (/kəˈnɛkʃənz/) and corrections (/kəˈɹɛkʃənz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connections is recorded at frequency rank #4,147, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈnɛkʃənz/. corrections is at rank #11,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈɹɛkʃənz/.
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 15509, this pair ranks #463,529 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of connections vs corrections
Shared letters: ceinost. Private to "connections": -. Private to "corrections": r.
"connections" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "corrections" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connections ← cconnections · cnonections · conections · conenctions · conncetions · connecctions · connecitons · connectinos
- corrections ← ccorrections · corections · corerctions · corrcetions · correcctions · correcitons · correctinos · correctionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "connections" and "corrections" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "connections" or "corrections" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "connections" and "corrections" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "connections" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corrections" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #463,529 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connections" and "corrections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "correctional vs corrections". 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 #463,529 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.