Which to use
“ablation” and “ablutions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,240
- “ablation” frequency rank
- #49,452
- “ablutions” frequency rank
- 75692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ablation | ablutions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’amputer un être vivant d’une partie de son corps. | Pluriel de ablution. |
Where the eye mixes ablation and ablutions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ablation vs ablutions
A purely visual mix-up. ablation (\a.bla.sjɔ̃\) and ablutions (\a.bly.sjɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ablation is recorded at frequency rank #26,240, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.bla.sjɔ̃\. ablutions is at rank #49,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.bly.sjɔ̃\.
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 75692, this pair ranks #33,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ablation vs ablutions
Shared letters: abilnot. Private to "ablation": -. Private to "ablutions": su.
"ablation" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "ablutions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ablation" for "ablutions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ablation" vs "ablutions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ablation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ablutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ablation" and "ablutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ablutions vs alluvions". 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 #33,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.