Which to use
“centurion” and “contusion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,752
- “centurion” frequency rank
- #44,954
- “contusion” frequency rank
- 81706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centurion | contusion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Officier qui commandait une compagnie de cent hommes. | Lésion produite par un corps contondant. |
Where the eye mixes centurion and contusion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. centurion and contusion follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: centurion vs contusion
A purely visual mix-up. centurion (\sɑ̃.ty.ʁjɔ̃\) and contusion (\kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃\) 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 81706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centurion is recorded at frequency rank #36,752, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃.ty.ʁjɔ̃\. contusion is at rank #44,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃\.
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 81706, this pair ranks #18,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of centurion vs contusion
Shared letters: cinotu. Private to "centurion": er. Private to "contusion": s.
"centurion" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "contusion" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "centurion" and "contusion" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "centurion" vs "contusion" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "centurion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contusion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centurion" and "contusion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contusion vs contusions". 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 #18,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.