Which to use
“concessions” and “confession” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,523
- “concessions” frequency rank
- #8,825
- “confession” frequency rank
- 17348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concessions | confession |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de concession. | Aveu, déclaration que l’on fait de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes concessions and confession
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. concessions runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVVCC) against confession's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses concessions with confession
A purely visual mix-up. concessions (\kɔ̃.se.sjɔ̃\) and confession (\kɔ̃.fe.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concessions is recorded at frequency rank #8,523, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.se.sjɔ̃\. confession is at rank #8,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fe.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 17348, this pair ranks #383,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concessions vs confession
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "concessions": -. Private to "confession": f.
"concessions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "confession" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concessions ← cconcessions · cnocessions · cocnessions · conccessions · concesions · concesisons · concessinos · concessionns
- confession ← cconfession · cnofession · cofnession · conefssion · confesion · confesison · confessino · confessionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concessions" and "confession" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concessions" vs "confession" - 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 "concessions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confession" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concessions" and "confession" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concessions vs conversions". 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 #383,625 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.