Which to use
“confusions” and “contusions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,535
- “confusions” frequency rank
- #41,195
- “contusions” frequency rank
- 71730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confusions | contusions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de confusion. | Pluriel de contusion. |
Where the eye mixes confusions and contusions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses confusions with contusions
A purely visual mix-up. confusions (\kɔ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\) and contusions (\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 a single letter - f in “confusions” becomes t in “contusions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71730, 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\. contusions is at rank #41,195, 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 71730, this pair ranks #46,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of confusions vs contusions
Shared letters: cinosu. Private to "confusions": f. Private to "contusions": t.
"confusions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "contusions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- confusions ← cconfusions · cnofusions · cofnusions · conffusions · confsuions · confuisons · confusinos · confusionns
- contusions ← ccontusions · cnotusions · conntusions · contsuions · conttusions · contuisons · contusinos · contusionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "confusions" and "contusions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "confusions" vs "contusions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "confusions" and "contusions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "confusions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contusions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confusions" and "contusions" 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 #46,495 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.