Which to use
“citations” and “créations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,287
- “citations” frequency rank
- #6,387
- “créations” frequency rank
- 13674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citations | créations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de citation. | Pluriel de création. |
Where the eye mixes citations and créations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. citations (CVCVCVVCC) and créations (CCVVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: citations vs créations
A purely visual mix-up. citations (\si.ta.sjɔ̃\) and créations (\kʁe.a.sjɔ̃\) 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 13674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citations is recorded at frequency rank #7,287, classified as anoun, pronounced \si.ta.sjɔ̃\. créations is at rank #6,387, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁe.a.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 13674, this pair ranks #400,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of citations vs créations
Shared letters: acinost. Private to "citations": -. Private to "créations": ré.
"citations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "créations" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- citations ← ccitations · ciattions · citaitons · citatinos · citationns · citationss · citatiosn · citatoins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "citations" for "créations" ever safe?
Which is more common, "citations" or "créations"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "citations" and "créations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "citations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "créations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citations" and "créations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "créations vs crémation". 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 #400,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.