Which to use
“coalitions” and “conditions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,285
- “coalitions” frequency rank
- #610
- “conditions” frequency rank
- 29895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coalitions | conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coalition. | Pluriel de condition. |
Where the eye mixes coalitions and conditions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. coalitions (CVVCVCVVCC) and conditions (CVCCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: coalitions vs conditions
A purely visual mix-up. coalitions (\kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃\) and conditions (\kɔ̃.di.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 29895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coalitions is recorded at frequency rank #29,285, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃\. conditions is at rank #610, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.di.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 29895, this pair ranks #313,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coalitions vs conditions
Shared letters: cinost. Private to "coalitions": al. Private to "conditions": d.
"coalitions" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVVCC · "conditions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coalitions ← caolitions · ccoalitions · coailtions · coaliitons · coalitinos · coalitionns · coalitionss · coalitiosn
- conditions ← cconditions · cnoditions · codnitions · condditions · condiitons · conditinos · conditionns · conditionss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coalitions" and "conditions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "coalitions" or "conditions" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coalitions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conditions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coalitions" and "conditions" 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 #313,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.