# abstentions vs attentions

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### abstentions
*noun · IPA \ap.stɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #30,040*
Pluriel de abstention.

### attentions
*noun · IPA \a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #18,398*
Pluriel de attention.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/abstentions-vs-attentions