Which to use
“compilation” and “compilations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,374
- “compilation” frequency rank
- #40,679
- “compilations” frequency rank
- 52053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compilation | compilations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recueil de textes et de documents pris à divers ouvrages. | Pluriel de compilation. |
Same sound, different letters: compilation vs compilations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters.
Homophone desk: compilation vs compilations
This is the hard kind. compilation and compilations are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.pi.la.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) - “compilation” sits inside “compilations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compilation is recorded at frequency rank #11,374, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃\. compilations is at rank #40,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.pi.la.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 52053, this pair ranks #150,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compilation vs compilations
Shared letters: acilmnopt. Private to "compilation": -. Private to "compilations": s.
"compilation" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "compilations" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- compilation ← ccompilation · cmopilation · comiplation · commpilation · compialtion · compilaiton · compilatino · compilationn
- compilations ← ccompilations · cmopilations · comiplations · commpilations · compialtions · compilaitons · compilatinos · compilationns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compilation" and "compilations" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "compilation" or "compilations"?
What to do next
"compilation" and "compilations" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "compilation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compilations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compilation" and "compilations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compilations vs complications". 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 #150,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.