Which to use
“conditions” and “convictions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #610
- “conditions” frequency rank
- #7,808
- “convictions” frequency rank
- 8418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conditions | convictions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de condition. | Pluriel de conviction. |
Where the eye mixes conditions and convictions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. conditions runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against convictions's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses conditions with convictions
A purely visual mix-up. conditions (\kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\) and convictions (\kɔ̃.vik.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 8418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conditions is recorded at frequency rank #610, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\. convictions is at rank #7,808, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vik.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 8418, this pair ranks #420,089 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conditions vs convictions
Shared letters: cinost. Private to "conditions": d. Private to "convictions": v.
"conditions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "convictions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conditions ← cconditions · cnoditions · codnitions · condditions · condiitons · conditinos · conditionns · conditionss
- convictions ← cconvictions · cnovictions · conivctions · connvictions · convcitions · convicctions · convicitons · convictinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conditions" for "convictions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conditions" vs "convictions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "conditions" and "convictions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conditions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convictions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,089 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conditions" and "convictions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convection vs convictions". 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 #420,089 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.