Which to use
“coalition” and “coalitions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,735
- “coalition” frequency rank
- #29,285
- “coalitions” frequency rank
- 34020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coalition | coalitions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Union ou réunion de différents partis, ligue de plusieurs puissances. | Pluriel de coalition. |
Same sound, different letters: coalition vs coalitions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. coalition runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVVC) against coalitions's 10 (CVVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - coalition and coalitions
This is the hard kind. coalition and coalitions are pronounced identically (\kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “coalition” sits inside “coalitions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coalition is recorded at frequency rank #4,735, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃\. coalitions is at rank #29,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.a.li.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 34020, this pair ranks #286,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coalition vs coalitions
Shared letters: acilnot. Private to "coalition": -. Private to "coalitions": s.
"coalition" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC · "coalitions" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coalition ← caolition · ccoalition · coailtion · coaliiton · coalitino · coalitionn · coalitoin · coalittion
- coalitions ← caolitions · ccoalitions · coailtions · coaliitons · coalitinos · coalitionns · coalitionss · coalitiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coalition" and "coalitions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coalition" vs "coalitions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "coalition" / "coalitions". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "coalition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coalitions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coalition" and "coalitions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coalitions vs collisions". 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 #286,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.