Which to use
“confusions” and “contusion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,535
- “confusions” frequency rank
- #44,954
- “contusion” frequency rank
- 75489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confusions | contusion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de confusion. | Lésion produite par un corps contondant. |
Where the eye mixes confusions and contusion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. confusions runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against contusion's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: confusions vs contusion
A purely visual mix-up. confusions (\kɔ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\) and contusion (\kɔ̃.ty.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 75489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confusions is recorded at frequency rank #30,535, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\. contusion is at rank #44,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ty.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 75489, this pair ranks #33,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of confusions vs contusion
Shared letters: cinosu. Private to "confusions": f. Private to "contusion": t.
"confusions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "contusion" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- confusions ← cconfusions · cnofusions · cofnusions · conffusions · confsuions · confuisons · confusinos · confusionns
- contusion ← ccontusion · cnotusion · conntusion · contsuion · conttusion · contuison · contusino · contusionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "confusions" for "contusion" ever safe?
Frequency check: "confusions" vs "contusion" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "confusions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contusion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confusions" and "contusion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contusion vs contusions". 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 #33,938 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.