Which to use
“confessions” and “confusions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,228
- “confessions” frequency rank
- #30,535
- “confusions” frequency rank
- 44763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confessions | confusions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de confession. | Pluriel de confusion. |
Where the eye mixes confessions and confusions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between confessions and confusions
A purely visual mix-up. confessions (\kɔ̃.fe.sjɔ̃\) and confusions (\kɔ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\) 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 44763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confessions is recorded at frequency rank #14,228, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fe.sjɔ̃\. confusions is at rank #30,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\.
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 44763, this pair ranks #208,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confessions vs confusions
Shared letters: cfinos. Private to "confessions": e. Private to "confusions": u.
"confessions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "confusions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- confessions ← cconfessions · cnofessions · cofnessions · conefssions · confesions · confesisons · confessinos · confessionns
- confusions ← cconfusions · cnofusions · cofnusions · conffusions · confsuions · confuisons · confusinos · confusionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "confessions" and "confusions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "confessions" or "confusions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "confessions" and "confusions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "confessions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confusions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confessions" and "confusions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confusions vs contusion". 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 #208,030 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.