Which to use
“bastian” and “bastions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,620
- “bastian” frequency rank
- #24,874
- “bastions” frequency rank
- 65494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastian | bastions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frayon de moulin. | Pluriel de bastion. |
Where the eye mixes bastian and bastions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bastian runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against bastions's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bastian and bastions
A purely visual mix-up. bastian (\bas.tjɑ̃\) and bastions (\bas.tjɔ̃\) 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 65494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bastian is recorded at frequency rank #40,620, classified as anoun, pronounced \bas.tjɑ̃\. bastions is at rank #24,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bas.tjɔ̃\.
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 65494, this pair ranks #72,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastian vs bastions
Shared letters: abinst. Private to "bastian": -. Private to "bastions": o.
"bastian" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "bastions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bastian" and "bastions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bastian" or "bastions"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bastian" and "bastions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bastian" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastian" and "bastions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastiais vs bastian". 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 #72,097 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.