pressions

\pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“pressions” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,988
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de pression.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pressions · pressions · French

pressions · rank #6,988 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,988
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH power

Nearest frequency peer: power (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « pressions »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « pressions » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pressions vs puissions
78% similar
pressions vs prussiens
78% similar
pressions vs prévisions
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pressions
PropertyValue
Headwordpressions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,988
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pressions »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pressionsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « power » (#6,987), « posséder » (#6,986), « périmètre » (#6,990). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pressions » est au #6,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pressions (IPA \pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,988 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de pression.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pressions, with forms such as "perssions", "ppressions", and "presions". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "puissions", "prussiens", "prévisions", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pressions, spelled P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de pression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pressions appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce système a l'avantage de supprimer l’attirail des tiges dans le puits d’exhaure ; il ne présente de difficulté que sous le rapport de la construction des pompes foulantes qui doivent supporter de très-grandes pressions.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perssions
  • ppressions
  • presions
  • presisons
  • pressinos
  • pressionns
  • pressionss
  • pressiosn
  • pressoins
  • prressions
  • prsesions
  • rpessions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pressions - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

perssions2ppressions1presions1presisons2pressinos2pressionns1pressionss1pressiosn2
Edit distance from "pressions"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pressions"?
"pressions" is spelled P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "pressions" mean?
As a noun, "pressions" means: Pluriel de pression.
What words are commonly confused with "pressions"?
"pressions" is commonly confused with "puissions", "prussiens", "prévisions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pressions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pressions" is \pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pressions" come from?
"pressions" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pressions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list